Sirens sound off in Bahrain, as Iran announces targeting US fleet Iranian state media is reporting that the army is targeting the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain through drones. It added that the attack is in retaliation to Washington's assaults on southern Iran. Meanwhile, sirens are sounding off in Bahrain.
Tehran denies Trump claims that Iranian officials contacted him Tehran's state media denied US President Donald Trump's claims that he had direct contact with Iranian officials following American attacks on the country. "Trump's false claim that Iranian officials contacted him is a cover to evade war with Iran," an unnamed official was quoted as saying. Trump on Wednesday told Fox News that he spoke directly with Iranian officials who asked him to stop strikes on the country.
Iran warns it will attack any vessels transiting Hormuz Strait Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country's top joint military command, said it will target any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, according to the Tasnim news agency It also added that the strait is now "completely closed to all types of vessel", following fresh US attacks against the country. The statement comes after Iran struck two vessels attempting to pass through the strategic waterway. According to state television, the Iranian navy said that "two ships attempting to illegally pass through the Strait of Hormuz were hit".
Trump says US will strike Iran 'very hard' if no nuclear deal is reached US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that Washington will resume bombing Iran "very hard" if no nuclear deal is reached. "We're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard," Trump told reporters, citing Iran's downing of an American Apache helicopter. He also revealed for the first time that the US has been seizing millions of barrels of Iranian oil nightly.
Opinion: As World Cup host, the US is sportsmaxxing through war and genocide As the 2026 Fifa World Cup kicks off in North America, the tournament is already living up to expectations of a hostile and exclusionary reception by its main host nation. With dozens of national teams from around the globe descending on the United States for the tournament, reports are already surfacing of harassment of players at US airports and denials of visas for federation staff members, foreign journalists and fans. This treatment comes mere weeks after more than 120 rights groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union and Amnesty International, issued an unprecedented travel warning for visitors to this summer's games, citing gun violence, violent immigration enforcement, invasive surveillance and what it described as a "deteriorating human rights situation".
Iranian media reports explosions in south near Strait of Hormuz Iranian media early Thursday reported explosions in the country's south near the Strait of Hormuz after Washington acknowledged carrying out new strikes. Explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the island of Qeshm, the cities of Minab and Sirik, they said. Iranian sources reported hits by "enemy projectiles" in Qesham and the cities of Kargan and Sirik.
US military says carrying out strikes against Iran US forces began launching additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran at 5:15 pm (21:15 GMT), US Central Command said in a post on X on Wednesday. "The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression," the military said.
Pentagon chief says strikes on Iran will be 'strong' and 'clear' US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said on Wednesday that upcoming strikes against Iran will be "strong" and "clear", suggesting the military action could stretch into a second night. "Those strikes that'll happen tonight will be strong; they will be clear. If they happen to happen tomorrow night, they will be strong and they will be clear," Hegseth told journalists at US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.
Saudi crown prince orders resumption of Lebanese exports Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered on Wednesday the resumption of Lebanese exports to the kingdom "in light of positive steps" taken by the Lebanese government toward rebuilding state institutions, Saudi state news agency SPA reported. Ties between Riyadh and Beirut have been strained for years due to the power of Hezbollah over Lebanese political and security affairs, but the kingdom sees an opening after the group was severely weakened by war with Israel last year.
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 .
No sustainable deal can be reached under threats, Iran's UN envoy says Iran's ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, told the Security Council on Wednesday that a sustainable deal to end the war could not be reached through threats, intimidation, and the use of force and urged the US to refrain from threats like those made by President Donald Trump on Wednesday.
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.
Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign Gwyneth Paltrow is facing massive backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential project in Israel . The Oscar-winning actress and wellness entrepreneur is the face of a campaign for 51PARK, a development in Herzliya, Israel, by Israeli real estate group Aviv Melisron. The campaign was created by the Israeli creative agency, Why Worry, and filmed in New York.
Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign Gwyneth Paltrow is facing massive backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential project in Israel . The Oscar-winning actress and wellness entrepreneur is the face of a campaign for 51PARK, a development in Herzliya, Israel, by Israeli real estate group Aviv Melisron. The campaign was created by the Israeli creative agency, Why Worry, and filmed in New York.
Gwyneth Paltrow faces backlash over Israeli luxury real estate campaign Submitted by MEE staff on Wed, 06/10/2026 - 17:50 Critics say the actress is helping market luxury homes in Israel while Palestinians face genocide, displacement and escalating settler violence Gwyneth Paltrow attends the 46th Annual Muse Awards at Cipriani 42nd Street in New York City, on 20 March 2026 (Theo Wargo/Getty Images/AFP) Off Gwyneth Paltrow is facing massive backlash after appearing in a new advertising campaign for a luxury residential project in Herzliya, Israel . The Oscar-winning actress and wellness entrepreneur is the face of a campaign for 51 Park, a development by Israeli real estate group Aviv Melisron. The campaign was created by the Israeli creative agency Why Worry and filmed in New York.
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.
Trump says over 100 million barrels of oil have passed through Hormuz strait US President Donald Trump on Wednesday said over 100 million barrels of crude had passed through the Strait of Hormuz as part of what he called a secret US mission to support oil tankers. "More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait," he said in a post on Truth Social.
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 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.
