Iran says it's ready to "teach a lesson" if U.S. launches new attacks

Live Live Updates: Iran threatens to "teach a lesson" if U.S. attacks, Trump says ceasefire is "on life support" By Frank Andrews, Frank Andrews Journalist Frank Andrews is a CBS News journalist based in London. Read Full Bio Frank Andrews, Tucker Reals Tucker Reals Editor Tucker Reals is CBSNews.com's foreign editor, based in the CBS News London bureau. He has worked for CBS News since 2006, prior to which he worked for The Associated Press in Washington, D.C., and London. Read Full Bio Tucker Reals May 12, 2026 / 7:44 AM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google What to know about the Iran war today:After President Trump rejected Iran's response to the latest U.S. peace proposal and said the ceasefire is "on life support," the speaker of Iran's parliament said the Islamic Republic's military is ready to "teach a lesson" to any aggressor.  U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee said Tuesday that Israel sent anti-missile batteries and personnel to the UAE to help protect the country from Iranian attacks, underlying a growing defense relationship between the two Middle Eastern countries bolstered by the Iran war. Israeli strikes killed six people in southern Lebanon, state media reported, as the leader of Iranian-backed Hezbollah vowed to turn the battlefield "into hell for Israel." The strikes come as Israel and Lebanon are set to hold a third round of talks later this week in Washington.  New Updates   4m ago Hezbollah chief says group's weapons not on table in Lebanon-Israel negotiations Hezbollah chief Naim Qassem said Tuesday that his Iran-backed group's weapons stockpiles were not part of upcoming negotiations between Lebanon and Israel, and he vowed that Hezbollah fighters would turn the battlefield into "hell" for Israeli forces."Nobody outside Lebanon has anything to do with the weapons, the resistance ... this is an internal Lebanese matter and not part of negotiations with the enemy," Qassem said in a written statement ahead of a third rou...