Will there be a war to the north?  How far will Iran go?  Is the proxy Hezbollah willing?  “Explainer: Is the Hezbollah-Israel conflict about to spiral?,” Reuters, 6-5-24.

“UN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran,” Politico, 6-5-24.  “Iran was rebuked for failing to cooperate with the watchdog.  …  The censure followed a report by the International Atomic Energy Agency a week ago that said Iran has further increased its stockpile of uranium enriched to near weapons-grade levels, the latest in Tehran’s attempts to steadily exert pressure on the international community.  …  Twenty members voted for the resolution, while Russia and China opposed it, 12 abstained and one did not vote, according to diplomats. They spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the outcome of the closed-doors vote. The resolution was put forward by France, Germany and Britain.  …  Censure resolutions by the IAEA board are not legally binding but send a strong political and diplomatic message.”

“Iran, Russia, China issue joint statement on JCPOA,” Mehr, 6-5-24.

“Iran-Backed Hezbollah Raises the Stakes in Its War Against Israel,” Iran International, 6-5-24.

“UN nuclear agency’s board votes to censure Iran for failing to cooperate fully with the watchdog,” AP, 6-5-24.

“Jordanian officials, like their Western allies, say that Lebanon’s Iran-backed Hezbollah group and pro-Iranian militias who control much of southern Syria are behind a surge in the multi-billion-dollar drugs and weapons trade. Iran and Hezbollah deny the allegations. U.N. experts and U.S. and European officials say the illicit drug trade finances a proliferation of pro-Iranian militias and Syrian pro-government paramilitary forces, after more than a decade of conflict in Syria.”  See “Jordan makes biggest drugs bust in years at border with Saudi Arabia,” VOA, 6-5-24.