TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s Defense Ministry unveiled plans to accelerate the development of equipment, weapons, and systems required by the country’s Armed Forces, stressing that it will continue strengthening Iran’s deterrence and defensive capabilities in the face of enemy threats.
An uncrewed vessel picked up two crew members of an Apache helicopter that went down on Monday, US officials tells CBS News.
The bombardment followed Israeli evacuation warnings for the entire city, and came a day after Iran said it would attack Israel if it kept up its offensive in southern Lebanon.
Houthis re-enter the war with Israel, leaving Yemenis torn between pride and fear Submitted by MEE correspondent on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 12:07 Some Yemenis believe it is an honour to support Palestine, Lebanon and Iran in their war against Israel, but others feel that 11 years of internal conflict are more than enough Houthis brandish their weapons as they rally in solidarity with Iran and Lebanon, amid the US-Israeli war with Iran, in the Yemeni capital Sanaa on 27 March 2026 (Mohammed Huwais/AFP) Off On Monday, the Houthis in Yemen announced they had fired a volley of missiles at Israel , a report later confirmed by Israeli media, which stated the projectiles were intercepted. The Houthis also declared a "complete ban on Israeli maritime navigation" in the Red Sea. This marked an official declaration by the Yemeni group that it was re-entering the war against Israel in support of the so-called Axis of Resistance, vowing to escalate operations until Israel stops targeting Palestine , Lebanon and Iran .
The pilots of the Apache attack helicopter have been rescued, President Donald Trump has said US President Donald Trump has confirmed media reports of a US Army Apache attack helicopter going down near the Strait of Hormuz amid Washington's efforts to curb oil shipments by Iran.
At least 8 killed by Israeli strike on Tyre before warning Lebanon’s health ministry said an Israeli air strike on the southern city of Tyre on Tuesday killed at least eight people and wounded 32 others, noting the toll was provisional. The strike was before Israel’s military issued an evacuation warning for the entire city and surrounding areas, the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
Lebanon has suffered more than $365 million in damage to buildings across Beirut and Mount Lebanon since the latest escalation, according to a new UN-led assessment released on Tuesday, as fresh strikes in Tyre underscored the fragility of a ceasefire that has failed to stop the fighting.
By Ayushi Agarwal New Delhi [India], June 9 (ANI): South Africa's High Commissioner to India, Anil Sooklal on Tuesday, voiced concern over the prolonged conflict in West Asia and its global economic repercussions, saying rising energy prices and disruptions in food and fertiliser supplies were being felt across the world.
Israel's Ben Gvir calls for arresting Lebanese 'women and youth' to pressure Hezbollah Submitted by Mera Aladam on Tue, 06/09/2026 - 08:38 Minister makes suggestion during a security cabinet meeting, where several officials backed escalating the war on Lebanon Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir speaks to press in Jerusalem, 15 April 2026 (Ronen Zvulun/Reuters) Off Israeli minister Itamar Ben Gvir has called for the seizure of Lebanese “women and youth” to exert pressure on Hezbollah. The national security minister proposed the idea during a security cabinet meeting on Tuesday, where officials supported expanding the assault in Lebanon. "Let's start thinking outside the box about Hezbollah," Ben Gvir said.
Israel's military adventures have backfired - and the public is losing patience Submitted by Abed Abou Shhadeh on Mon, 06/08/2026 - 20:51 The Gaza war destroyed Tel Aviv's global standing, while the assaults on Lebanon and Iran have achieved nothing but a sharp rise in the cost of living Israeli protesters gather to call for a political process to end the fighting and restore security for residents of northern Israel and soldiers, in Tel Aviv on 4 June 2026 (Jack Guez/AFP) On 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 .
Iran buries two air defence personnel killed in Israeli raid Funeral ceremonies will be held in Tehran on Tuesday for two air defence force personnel, Iran's military said. The senior officials were killed in an Israeli attack on Monday.
Tehran warns of 'severe response' to any provocation A senior Iranian lawmaker warned that Tehran would respond severely to any provocations, Haaretz reported. "Any miscalculation against the Islamic Republic will be met with a response that is much more severe and regrettable than previous operations," Ebrahim Azizi, head of the Iranian parliament's national security committee, said on Tuesday.
DUBAI/JERUSALEM: Iran and Israel said on June 8 that they had stopped attacking each other after U. S. President Donald Trump urged them to immediately "stop shooting.
Oil prices fell after Israel and Iran agreed to halt strikes against each other, easing fears of a broader regional conflict that had briefly driven crude higher.
