Trump Situation Room Meeting Ends Without Decision on Iran Deal as Hezbollah Claims Multiple Attacks (May 29, 2137 UTC, 0037 Israel) (Morning Edition)

• Situation Room Meeting — President Trump convened a two-hour Situation Room meeting on May 29 to make a 'final determination' on a potential Iran deal, but the meeting ended without a decision Times of Israel. The White House said it is 'very close' to a deal but unresolved, with disputes over frozen Iranian funds and other issues Ynetnews. Vice President JD Vance earlier told the BBC the US and Iran are 'very close' but 'not there yet' BBC News.
• Iran Denies Deal Finalized — Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei said an agreement with the US 'has not been finalised yet' Al Jazeera. Iranian sources described Trump's remarks on the deal as a 'mixture of truth and lies' Middle East Eye. Iran rejected Trump's terms, including permanent forgoing of nuclear weapons, reopening the Strait of Hormuz to unrestricted shipping, and cooperation on destruction of enriched uranium Middle East Eye. Iranian parliamentary committee head Ebrahim Azizi said Iran, 'as the victor on the ground,' sets the terms N12 Chat.
• Nuclear and Hormuz Disputes — Trump demanded Iran permanently forgo nuclear weapons and transfer enriched uranium, but Iran says such clauses do not exist in the agreement Israel Hayom. Iran also rejected any toll-free passage condition for Hormuz Middle East Eye. The Hormuz blockade remains at 4% pre-war levels, with Brent crude falling 19% in May on ceasefire optimism but physical scarcity unresolved TLDR Iran SITREP.
• Iranian Internal Dynamics — Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Iran 'extracts concessions with missiles, not negotiations' IranWire. Factions within Iran are clashing over the interim deal as Trump weighs his final call Iran International. Air defense systems were activated on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf N12 Chat.

• Hezbollah Attacks — Hezbollah claimed 22 attacks on Israeli forces on May 29, including rocket salvos on gatherings of vehicles and soldiers in Al-Bayada and Rashaf, loitering glider strikes on a Hummer vehicle in Naqoura, an Iron Dome platform at Ras al-Naqoura, technical equipment in Al-Bayyada, and an artillery emplacement in Khirbet Ma'ar Al-Manar TV. The group also targeted the Ajal Hill site with a rocket salvo Bint Jbeil News. Quds News Network reported several Israeli tanks burning after being targeted east of Yohmor Quds News Network.
• IDF Operations — Prime Minister Netanyahu confirmed IDF troops of the 36th Division crossed the Litani River and advanced to strategic points in southern Lebanon Reuters. The IDF struck Hezbollah targets across the south and in the Bekaa Valley, including an airstrike on Zefta Quds News Network. Israeli strikes killed at least five people in southern Lebanon Al Jazeera. The IDF released footage showing a Hezbollah rocket salvo struck Saint George's Orthodox Church in Marjaayoun Times of Israel.
• Diplomatic Track — The Pentagon hosted Israeli and Lebanese defense representatives in Washington to pursue a US-brokered peace plan, with negotiations set to focus on the 'political track' next Tuesday and Wednesday Jerusalem Post. Hezbollah is pushing Iran to secure its inclusion in any ceasefire agreement Jerusalem Post. The IDF Northern Command fears Washington may freeze IDF actions in Lebanon Jerusalem Post.
• Humanitarian Impact — UNICEF said 15 children were killed in Lebanon over the past week, and the WHO warned of damage to the country's healthcare Times of Israel. A Lebanese minister accused Israel of putting heritage sites in 'serious danger' Times of Israel.

• IDF Strikes — The IDF struck and eliminated four Hamas gunmen in Gaza on May 28. In southern Gaza, three armed operatives were killed near troops; in northern Gaza, a Hamas operative planning sniper attacks was killed IDF Official. The military said all four posed an immediate threat and were precisely eliminated Manniefabian.
• Operational Context — The strikes occurred under the existing truce, with IDF forces deployed in accordance with the agreement and continuing to remove immediate threats IDF Official. No further ground operations or expansion were reported in this window.

Land Registration System — Israel launched a new electronic system to register Palestinian land in Area C, which observers say could accelerate informal annexation by reclassifying unregistered land as 'state land,' weakening Palestinians' ability to prove traditional ownership Quds News Network.

• UN Sexual Violence Blacklist — The UN added Israel to its blacklist of countries suspected of committing sexual violence in conflict for the first time, citing nearly 10,000 cases globally last year BBC News. The report highlighted a CCTV incident at the Sde Teiman detention facility BBC News. The UN special representative said Israel failed to coordinate with her office on Palestinian allegations Times of Israel.
• US-Lebanon-Israel Talks — The Pentagon hosted Israeli and Lebanese defense representatives on May 29 to pursue a US-brokered peace plan Jerusalem Post. Negotiations are scheduled to continue next week focusing on the political track Jerusalem Post.
• EU Sanctions — The European Union announced new sanctions against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad N12 Chat.
• Pakistan-US Diplomacy — US Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to meet Pakistani Foreign Minister Dar in Washington to discuss the Iran war and negotiations Jerusalem Post.

• Ireland Soccer Protest — Irish fans disrupted a national soccer team game against Qatar by throwing Palestinian-flagged tennis balls onto the field to protest planned matches against Israel. The coach said he respects the protest Times of Israel.
• UK Charges in Iran Plot — A Greek citizen was charged in the UK over an alleged plot targeting an Iranian journalist IranWire.

BDS Vote in NYC — A Park Slope food co-op voted to remove products from eight companies connected to Israel, including a Jewish-Arab coexistence nonprofit and a tahini factory owned by a Muslim family Times of Israel.

Syria Protests — Residents of Jabal Aqil in northern Aleppo countryside continued protests for the seventh consecutive week demanding return of their lands and property [Syrian Observatory for Human Rights].