Smoke rises in southern Lebanon following an explosion, as seen from the Israeli side of the Israel-Lebanon border, in northern Israel.
US-Iran war highlights: US military on Wednesday said its forces began launching additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran. “The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” the military said. Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Minab in the south of the country. The attacks came after President Donald Trump said the United States would strike Iran again if no peace deal is secured, threatening further escalation following one of the most significant exchanges of hostilities in two months.
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United States and Iran traded strikes on Wednesday, testing the fragile ceasefire that has been in place since April and threatening to derail the ceasefire talks which have been ongoing. The US carried out strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for Iran downing a US Apache helicopter.
Following this, Iran vowed a “heavier response” and said it had carried out missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran had taken “too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them”, adding that Tehran would have to “pay the price.” Trump also warned of more strikes on Iran, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian saying Tehran would “stand firm against any pressure or threat.”
Attacks just hours after Trump’s ‘Iran peace deal in final stages’ claim
The US strikes came just hours after Trump had said negotiations to end the West Asia war were in their final stages — a claim he has made repeatedly in the past few weeks.
But after the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter on Monday, Trump said the United States was responding “in a strong manner” after “what they did with our helicopter last night,” in a telephone interview with ABC News.
“And I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” he said.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces “began launching self-defence strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET (2100 GMT) today at the Commander in Chief’s direction” and “the mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”
A shaky ceasefire between the warring parties has been in place since April 8, but it faced a major test when Iran and Israel renewed attacks over the weekend, before each side announced a halt.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued, however, and Lebanese officials said 11 people were killed in airstrikes on Tuesday on the historic city of Tyre in the south of the country.
The Israeli military also warned the entire city to evacuate.
AFP reported that residents of Tyre, including those from the Christian quarter, were fleeing and heavy traffic was heading north after the Israeli warning.
The news agency also reported that displaced people were arriving from Tyre in the coastal city of Sidon, further north, some with belongings hastily strapped to the roofs of their cars.
Tehran has insisted that a halt to the war must include a truce in Lebanon, which was drawn into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israel on March 2.
Israel responded with an extensive campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that has killed more than 3,600 people. Exchanges of fire with Hezbollah have not stopped despite an ongoing truce.
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United States and Iran traded strikes on Wednesday, testing the fragile ceasefire that has been in place since April and threatening to derail the ceasefire talks which have been ongoing. The US carried out strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz in what President Donald Trump said was retaliation for Iran downing a US Apache helicopter.
Following this, Iran vowed a “heavier response” and said it had carried out missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain. Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump warned that Iran had taken “too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them”, adding that Tehran would have to “pay the price.” Trump also warned of more strikes on Iran, with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian saying Tehran would “stand firm against any pressure or threat.”
Attacks just hours after Trump’s ‘Iran peace deal in final stages’ claim
The US strikes came just hours after Trump had said negotiations to end the West Asia war were in their final stages — a claim he has made repeatedly in the past few weeks.
But after the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter on Monday, Trump said the United States was responding “in a strong manner” after “what they did with our helicopter last night,” in a telephone interview with ABC News.
“And I believe the response should be very strong, very powerful, and that’s what this one is,” he said.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces “began launching self-defence strikes against Iran, at 5 pm ET (2100 GMT) today at the Commander in Chief’s direction” and “the mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian aggression.”
A shaky ceasefire between the warring parties has been in place since April 8, but it faced a major test when Iran and Israel renewed attacks over the weekend, before each side announced a halt.
Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued, however, and Lebanese officials said 11 people were killed in airstrikes on Tuesday on the historic city of Tyre in the south of the country.
The Israeli military also warned the entire city to evacuate.
AFP reported that residents of Tyre, including those from the Christian quarter, were fleeing and heavy traffic was heading north after the Israeli warning.
The news agency also reported that displaced people were arriving from Tyre in the coastal city of Sidon, further north, some with belongings hastily strapped to the roofs of their cars.
Tehran has insisted that a halt to the war must include a truce in Lebanon, which was drawn into the conflict when Iran-backed Hezbollah militants fired rockets at Israel on March 2.
Israel responded with an extensive campaign of airstrikes and a ground invasion that has killed more than 3,600 people. Exchanges of fire with Hezbollah have not stopped despite an ongoing truce.
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Jun 11, 2026 6:32:52 AM IST
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US Iran war LIVE: 22 countries tell Iran to stop attacks ‘on our soil’
US Iran war LIVE: Twenty-two countries including the US and European nations warned Iran on Thursday to stop attacking people “on our soil”. “Attempts to kill, kidnap, harass, intimidate, or otherwise attack people on our soil, undermines national sovereignty and international norms. These actions must stop immediately,” the countries said in a joint statement.
Jun 11, 2026 5:53:24 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran targets US fifth fleet in Bahrain using drones
US Iran war LIVE: Iranian state media on Thursday said that the Iranian army targeted the US fifth fleet in Bahrain by drones in response to US attacks on the south of the country.
Jun 11, 2026 5:45:59 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Strait of Hormuz closed to all vessels, says Iran’s IRGC
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the Strait of Hormuz will be “closed to all vessels” following new US strikes on Iran. It also warned that any ship attempting to pass through the narrow passage could be targeted, CNN reported.
“Effective immediately, due to insecurity in the region, the Strait of Hormuz is declared closed to all vessels, including oil tankers and commercial ships,” CNN cited the IRGC as saying.
Jun 11, 2026 5:29:53 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran says every US ‘aggression’ would be met with decisive military response
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, citing an informed source, said that every American “aggression” would be met with a decisive military response, not “political blackmail.” The remark comes even as Iran launched first phase of missile and drone attacks in retaliation to US strikes.
Jun 11, 2026 5:24:29 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran carries out first phase of retaliatory strikes
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Mehr news agency reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out its first phase of missile and drone offensive operations in retaliation to US strikes earlier today.
Jun 11, 2026 4:50:44 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran says any ship passing through Hormuz ‘will be targeted’
US Iran war LIVE: After the recent US attacks, Iran has said that any ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz ‘will be targeted’
Jun 11, 2026 4:48:07 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran warns of ‘crushing and decisive’ response
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s top joint military command has said that the Iranian armed forces would deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any “aggression” by the US in the region.
Jun 11, 2026 4:20:55 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says US wants ‘meaningful deal’ with Iran
US Iran war LIVE: Ahead of Wednesday’s attack at Iran, President Donald Trump said the US wants a “meaningful” and “effective” deal with Iran. Speaking in the Oval Office, Trump said, “We have the strongest military in the world. And I gave them (Iran) a break at the request of Pakistan… We stopped them from going to war with India. You would have had a nuclear war if it weren’t for me. But they became friendly to me. They’re close to Iran, and they work, and they still are working on trying to get them to do what’s right. But we want a deal that’s meaningful. We want a deal that works.”
Jun 11, 2026 3:33:11 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: List of places in Iran attacked by US on Thursday
US Iran war LIVE: Several Iranian cities and provinces were target of fresh US attack on Iran. Some of the locations targeted by the US strikes include:
- Western Tehran
- Qeshm and Hengam
- Towns of Sirik and Minab
- Bandar Abbas
- Gorgan
- Fars province
Jun 11, 2026 3:27:42 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Sirik hit by ‘enemy’ projectiles, says Iranian media
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Press TV said a ‘location’ in Sirik has been hit by ‘enemy’ projectiles.
Jun 11, 2026 3:25:22 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Explosions in Qeshm and Hengam due to ‘military projectiles’
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s IRNA news agency said that explosions heard in Qeshm and Hengam were “caused by projectiles … all of which are of a military nature”.
Jun 11, 2026 3:18:46 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Explosion heard in Bandar Abbas
US Iran war LIVE: Iranian media reported explosions in Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz as US began launching fresh strikes on Thursday. Bandar Abbas was also the target of early Wednesday strikes by the US in retaliation to Tehran downing American Apache helicopter.
Jun 11, 2026 3:15:48 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: US confirms new strikes on targets in Iran
US Iran war LIVE: US military began launching additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran, US Central Command confirmed in a social media post on Wednesday.
“U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” the X post read.
Jun 11, 2026 3:01:12 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump holds meet in White House Situation Room to discuss strikes on Iran
US Iran war LIVE: US President Trump on Wednesday held a meeting with White House officials including Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, CIA Director John Ratcliffe, Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine and White House envoy Steve Witkoff, Axios reported, citing sources. It added that war secretary Pete Hegseth joined the meeting from Centcom headquarters. According to the report, Trump was considering was an operation that is big in scale but short in duration, with the “aim of pressing Iran to change its position in the negotiations.”
Jun 11, 2026 2:53:51 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Air defence activity heard in west Tehran
US Iran war LIVE: Shortly after US President Trump and war secretary Pete Hegseth warned of strikes in Iran, explosions were held in several places, including in Fars province and Tehran. According to Mehr news agency, air defence activity is heard in west Tehran.
Jun 11, 2026 2:42:53 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Air defense activates in Fars, says report
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Mehr news agency has said that the air defense has been activated in Fars.
Jun 11, 2026 2:41:00 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran warns of retaliatory action if US attacks
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s Tasnim news agency, citing a military source, said Tehran will target new US interests in the region if the US initiates action.
Jun 11, 2026 2:26:59 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Hegseth says Apache helicopter pilots are in ‘good shape’
US Iran war LIVE: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said that the pilots of an Apache helicopter that was shot down in the Strait of Hormuz were in “good shape.”
Jun 11, 2026 2:24:18 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Pete Hegseth says US to bomb key facilities in Iran
US Iran war LIVE: US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said US will hit Iran hard on Wednesday and bomb “key facilities.”
Jun 11, 2026 2:15:03 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Trump says Iran will ‘pay the price’ for prolonged talks
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump slammed Iran for not reaching a quick peace deal with the US after a night of attacks that have strained the ceasefire. “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price,” Trump wrote on his social media platform.
Jun 11, 2026 1:58:37 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Iran has never negotiated under threats, will never submit to pressure, says envoy
US Iran war LIVE: Iran’s UN ambassador said Tehran has never negotiated under threats and will never submit to pressure or coercion.
Jun 11, 2026 12:35:34 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: ‘If Iran had nuclear weapon, there’d be no Israel, Middle East: Trump
US Iran war LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Wednesday seemed to suggest that Iran had no nuclear weapon. Adressing a press briefing, he said if Iran had a nuclear weapon, there would be no Israel or Middle East.
“If they (Iran) had a nuclear weapon, there’d be no Israel, there’d be no Middle East, and they would have absolutely shot at us. We’ll see what happens. But we hit them hard yesterday. We’re going to hit them again hard today,” Trump said.
Jun 11, 2026 12:23:54 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Gold slides 3% as Middle East escalation fuels inflation, rate-hike concerns
US Iran war LIVE: Gold prices fell more than 3 per cent on Wednesday as fears of a wider US-backed war with Iran stoked concerns about interest rate hikes to curb rising inflation, with investors focusing on key US data for clues on the monetary policy path. Spot gold was down 3.5% at $4,111.95 per ounce by 2:26 pm EDT, its lowest level since March 23. US gold futures for August delivery settled 3.6% lower at $4,133.3. (Reuters)
Jun 11, 2026 12:11:55 AM IST
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12
US Iran war LIVE: Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a medical source told AFP. The southern border town of Kfarshuba said late Wednesday that a municipal councillor and employee had been released, hours after Israel’s army said it had “apprehended” two people who approached its soldiers. (AFP)
