Iran and Israel say they have halted strikes after first exchange of fire since truce
Iran launched about 30 missiles at Israel following a strike in Lebanon, while Israel carried out two waves of air strikes in Iran.
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Trump urged Netanyahu to limit Iran strikes, report says
Trump urged Netanyahu to limit Iran strikes, report says US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to scale back Israel’s retaliatory attacks on Iran, warning that nuclear talks with Tehran were close to a breakthrough, The New York Times reports. Citing officials briefed on the call, the newspaper said Trump told Netanyahu that negotiations between Washington and Iran were “within days of a breakthrough”. The report points to growing US concern that Israel’s strikes could derail talks at a decisive moment.
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Iran and Israel Pull Back, After Fierce Exchange of Attacks
The conflict between Israel and Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed militia, is complicating efforts to end the war in Iran.
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'Nothing is over': Iran-Israel conflict enters a new phase
Iran and Israel have paused direct attacks, but Tehran's latest warning suggests the conflict may be evolving rather than ending.
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Iran says it has ‘no trust’ in US as peace talks stall
Iran says it has ‘no trust’ in US as peace talks stall Senior Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi says Tehran has “no problem” continuing peace talks with the United States in principle, but only if Washington proves it is negotiating honestly. Azizi, who heads Iran’s parliamentary national security and foreign policy committee, told CNN that any deal depends on a change in US behaviour after months of deep mistrust. “If we could reach confidence that they are people of negotiation and that they also submit to the rules of negotiation, then the Islamic Republic, because it has the logic of negotiation, because it has the logic of dialogue, would have no problem with negotiating,” he said.
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'Vulnerability exposed': War on Iran will change how the US bases troops in Gulf
'Vulnerability exposed': War on Iran will change how the US bases troops in Gulf Submitted by Sean Mathews on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 15:48 Iran wants US to abandon its military bases in Gulf, yet the reality of drone warfare and military limits means US might have to downsize anyway A general view shows US Air Force C-17 Globemaster aircraft at al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar (AFP/File photo) Off In 2022, the US constructed a military base near Yanbu, on Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea coast. Activity at the base surged during the US-Israeli war on Iran, as Iranian missiles and drones slammed into US bases closer to the Islamic Republic’s shores, current and former US officials tell Middle East Eye. “The whole point of LSA Jenkins is to support the Iran strategy by providing strategic depth beyond the immediate proximity of Iran’s shores,” Abbas Dahouk, a former US defence and army attache to Saudi Arabia, told Middle East Eye, using the acronym for the Logistical Support Area Jenkins base.
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Italy investigates Israeli minister over abuse of Gaza flotilla activists
Italy investigates Israeli minister over abuse of Gaza flotilla activists Italian authorities are investigating Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his treatment of activists seized from the Global Sumud Flotilla, Italy’s ANSA news agency reports. Israeli forces intercepted the aid boats in international waters as activists tried to break Israel’s siege of Gaza and deliver desperately needed humanitarian supplies. Video showed Ben-Gvir taunting largely foreign activists as they knelt on the floor with their arms bound.
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UN food agency warns that countries face hunger because of Iran war
UNITED NATIONS: The U. N. 's food agency says the Iran war is pushing millions more people into serious hunger, as it had warned would happen if the conflict worsened and oil prices stayed high.
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Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes
Iran says 'new security belt' will stretch across key sea routes Iran’s Quds Force commander Ismail Qaani says a “new security belt” of allied forces will stretch across some of the world’s most sensitive maritime routes, warning the US and Israel that further attacks will draw a united response. According to Iran’s official IRNA news agency, Qaani framed the emerging alignment as a direct answer to Israeli and US military action across the region. “From the Strait of Hormuz to Bab al-Mandab, from the Persian Gulf to the Red Sea - there will be a new security belt of resistance.
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Inside the Iranian missile base hit by Israel near Najafabad
Videos showing explosions, smoke and possible missile impacts in areas near Najafabad in central Iran appear to point to Israeli attacks on the Ahmad Kazemi complex, one of the Revolutionary Guard's most important missile bases.
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Trump claims he ‘didn’t guarantee’ no US wars. Here’s what he’s actually said
US president for years has repeatedly suggested – and said outright – that he would not take the country to war Donald Trump has forcefully denied he ever promised not to draw the US into war, having spent years pledging to avoid doing just that. The US president’s own biography on the White House website credits him with “putting a stop to endless wars” – raising questions about the US-Israel war on Iran, which he launched, with no end currently in sight. Continue reading...
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IRAN-TEHRAN-WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE
(260608) -- TEHRAN, June 8, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei speaks at a weekly press conference in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026. Baghaei said Monday that what has happened over the past 24 hours will only further exacerbate the "disorganized" status of the diplomatic process between Tehran and Washington to end conflicts.
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IAEA draft slams Iran nuclear program, silent on US-Israeli strikes on nuclear sites, claims Iranian state media
Tehran [Iran], June 8 (ANI): Iranian state media Press TV has claimed it obtained a copy of a new 'US-drafted' resolution prepared for the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Board of Governors meeting in June 2026, alleging the text sharply criticises Iran's nuclear programme while making no reference to the US-Israeli attacks on Iranian territory and nuclear-related facilities over the past year.
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"Not being tipped as favourites will allow more freedom, composure": Hazard on Belgium's WC chances, downplays 'golden generation' tag
Brussels [Belgium], June 8 (ANI): Former Belgium footballer Eden Hazard dismissed the men's national side's long-talked-about 'golden generation' tag since they ended a 12-year absence from the tournament in 2014 as 'journalist speak', saying that the the trophy is a hard one to win and the team is really proud of their third-place finish in the 2018 edition.
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'Absolutely ridiculous of opponents to criticise CM': Telangana minister Duddilla on Revanth Reddy's Hitler remark
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], June 8 (ANI): Telangana minister Sridhar Babu Duddilla on Monday said that he does not adopt the 'Nazi ideology' saying that the 'Hitler' remarks by Chief Minister Revanth Reddy was merely in the context of going strictly against the people who are occupying lands in the river beds and the lakes, and to ensure that the public property remains with the government.
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Complex relationship between Trump and Netanyahu continues to undermine Middle East ceasefire
Recent exchange of missiles between Iran and Israel highlights diverging views between US president and Israeli PM The latest eruption of hostilities between Iran and Israel appears to have been contained for now after Donald Trump insisted he called “all the shots” in the Middle East, but in a dangerously fragile region Benjamin Netanyahu has again shown he is ready to take shots of his own. The exchange of missiles on Sunday and Monday was ample demonstration of the inherent instability of the current limbo between war and peace, but it also shone a bright light on the complex and conflicted relationship between the US president and the Israeli prime minister, frenemies who could determine the fate of the current ceasefire. Continue reading...
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Ghalibaf says US tanker attack proves Washington rejects dialogue
Ghalibaf says US tanker attack proves Washington rejects dialogue Iran’s top negotiator and Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf says Washington’s latest actions show the United States is “neither committed to a cease-fire nor believes in dialogue”. His comments came after US forces attacked a tanker they said was heading towards Iran in breach of Washington’s naval blockade. Ghalibaf said the attack showed the US “only understands the language of power”, sharpening Tehran’s criticism of Washington’s military pressure at sea.
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As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State’s Killings
For more than two years, prisoners have staged weekly hunger strikes against one of the world’s deadliest execution sprees—despite facing execution, torture, and retaliation June 8, 2026 — As Iranian authorities carry out executions at a pace unmatched in decades, death row prisoners and political detainees across the country have sustained an extraordinary act of […] The post As Executions Surge in Iran, Prisoners Risk Their Lives to Protest the State’s Killings appeared first on Center for Human Rights in Iran .
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Israel and Iran step back from renewed conflict after Trump calls for halt
Netanyahu acknowledges pause in fighting in TV speech but vows forceful response to future attacks Middle East crisis – live updates Fears of a return to a full-scale regional war in the Middle East eased on Monday when Israel and Iran said they had halted attacks on each other after an appeal from Donald Trump to “immediately stop shooting”. Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel’s prime minister, acknowledged the halt in fighting with Iran in a televised speech, but vowed to respond “with force” to future attacks. Continue reading...
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Israel and Iran trade strikes: what does this mean for peace deal? - The Latest
The Iranian regime has announced the end of attacks against Israel, while the US president has claimed both sides ‘want a ceasefire’. This comes after Iran and Israel attacked each other’s territory for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took effect in April. The Israeli strikes are in apparent defiance of Donald Trump, who told Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, not to retaliate against Iran, in order to avoid derailing peace talks.
