A U. S. military official said the president’s seemingly dramatic announcement on Wednesday referred to a previously reported effort to shepherd commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.
Opinion: Israel's military adventures have backfired - and the public is losing patience The sequence and speed of the latest clash between Israel and Iran cannot be understood outside of the broader context of Israel’s war on Lebanon . On Sunday, Iran launched missiles towards Israel in retaliation for Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs, which Tel Aviv described as a response to recent Hezbollah fire in northern Israel. After the Iranian missile launch, Israel carried out retaliatory strikes against several cities in Iran .
US strikes on targets in southern Iran and Tehran's retaliatory attacks on American bases in the region have raised tensions between the two countries, even as negotiators continue indirect talks aimed at reaching a temporary agreement.
Israeli attack kills three in southern Lebanon Middle East Eye previously reported that Israeli strikes killed at least 12 people in southern Lebanon. National News Agency is reporting that another Israeli air strike on the town of Deir ez-Zahrani in southern Lebanon has killed at least three people. Israeli military also targeted Majdal Zoun in the Tyre district as well as Sohmor and Yohmor in the Bekaa Valley on Wednesday.
With no end to the turmoil in the Middle East, the U. N. secretary general lamented that a cease-fire had become “more like a lesser-fire.
New Delhi [India], June 10 (ANI): The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday condemned the attack on a commercial vessel off the coast of Oman, saying 21 of the 24 Indian crew members onboard had been rescued, while three Indians remained missing. 'We condemn the attack on the commercial vessel Settebello off the coast of Oman, earlier today.
Trump vows to 'hit Iran hard' as he pivots from de-escalation Submitted by Sean Mathews on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 18:14 The US president said Iran is playing the US for 'suckers' as he laments inability to reach Iran deal on his terms US President Donald Trump speaks during a 'Secure America Act' signing ceremony in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on 10 June 2026 (Ken Cedeno/AFP) Off President Donald Trump said the US is going to launch fresh attacks on Iran “today”, complaining that the Islamic Republic is “playing us for suckers” on a deal to end the war. “We hit ’em hard yesterday, and we’re going to hit ’em again hard today,” Trump told reporters in the White House on Wednesday, shortly after Iran and the US exchanged fire in the biggest threat to a months-old ceasefire. “We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along.
Israeli strikes on south Lebanon kill 12 Israeli strikes on Lebanon killed at least 12 people on Wednesday, a medical source told AFP. The medical source said on condition of anonymity that "the number of martyrs from the Israeli air strikes in the town of Tayr Debba is eight, and in Deir Qanun al-Nahr it is four. " First responders douse flames engulfing vehicles following an Israeli airstrike that hit a car in Sidon on 10 June 2026.
Israel says damage caused to air base during Iran attacks An Israeli military official said Wednesday that a key Israeli air base had sustained damage during this week's missile attacks by Iran, though it remains unclear whether it took a direct hit. "We confirm that there was an impact at the base but at a non-critical area," the official told AFP, referring to the Ramat David base in northern Israel. "We are investigating whether it was caused by a shrapnel or it was a direct impact.
India's government said three Indian sailors were missing and 21 crew had been rescued after the hit on the Settebello off the coast of Oman.
India summons top US diplomat to protest at tanker attack off Oman, sources say India has summoned a top US diplomat in Delhi over a strike on a tanker off the coast of Oman where three Indians are missing, two Indian sources with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters on Wednesday. India has lodged a "strong protest" with the US deputy chief of mission to the country, Jason Meeks, the sources said.
President Donald Trump said the United States is going to attack Iran "very hard" if a deal aimed at ending the three-month war is not finalized. "We're going to be attacking them, attacking them very hard," Trump told reporters at the White House, adding that the Islamic republic would be hit on June 10. His comments came a day after Iran's downing of an US Army Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.
A cycle of threat, detente and deadlock repeats itself wearisomely as the president’s war in Iran drags on US politics live – latest updates As the story of the US-Iran war is written direct to social media, Donald Trump may be the genre’s premier unreliable narrator. Since the war began, Trump has again and again threatened Iran with fearsome consequences if Tehran doesn’t come to the table and sign a peace deal that the US president said was imminent weeks ago. And he has also repeatedly claimed that an Iran deal is “close” – without any result.
The US president has claimed Irans military is routed just as the IRGC launches missile strikes against American bases in the region The Iranian military has been "completely defeated," US President Donald Trump has claimed, warning Tehran it will "pay the price" for delaying a deal with Washington.
The US president has claimed Iran's military is routed just as the IRGC launches missile strikes against American bases in the region The Iranian military has been "completely defeated," US President Donald Trump has claimed, warning Tehran it will "pay the price" for delaying a deal with Washington.
New Delhi has condemned the strike on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz which left three Indian sailors missing The Indian Foreign Ministry has condemned an attack on an oil tanker off the coast of Oman and called for an "immediate de-escalation of tensions" in the Strait of Hormuz. New Delhi also summoned US Charge d'Affaires Jason Meeks to protest the maritime attack.
Trump vows attacks on Iran US President Donald Trump warned Wednesday he will renew attacks on Iran, saying Tehran's peace negotiators "keep playing us for suckers. " "We're going to be attacking them - attacking them very hard," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along, they keep playing us for suckers.
Iran would be 'unwise' to challenge US further, Pentagon's Hegseth says Iran would be "unwise" to challenge US further after it carried out strikes overnight in retaliation for the downing of a US Apache helicopter, US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday. "Right now, they’re defensive strikes to ensure we protect our people. Again, Iran would be unwise to challenge us further," Hegseth said during a visit to the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
Nine of them were killed in a series of attacks in the town of Tayr Debba, according to Lebanon's state news agency.
