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Iran war: What’s happening on day 61 as UAE exits OPEC?

Netanyahu condemned the “violent attack” and called for firm action. ## In Lebanon - **Israeli ‘double-tap’ strike kills five in south Lebanon:** Heidi Pett, reporting from Tyre, said five people, including three medics, were killed

Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens?

Trump issued a warning, saying Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it targeted US vessels in the strait, and cautioned that Iran “better hope” the current ceasefire holds. ## In Israel

How Lebanon became the breaking point for the Iran war ceasefire

Trump reportedly telling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to escalate. “I call the shots … he [Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu] doesn’t call the shots,” he told the UK’s Financial Times on Sunday. Tehran

Iran war day 89: Lebanon strikes kill 31 as ceasefire tensions rise

warns of ‘more to come’ in Lebanon:** Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israeli forces were “deepening” operations inside Lebanon, with troops “seizing and controlling” territory and expanding what he described as a “security zone

The U.S. blockade continues despite Iran's announcement the Strait of Hormuz is open

warned of "a number of violations" in the area. **IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images** IBRAHIM AMRO/AFP via Getty Images President Trump says the U.S. naval blockade on ships accessing Iran will continue, despite an announcement

Trump faces slew of ‘bad options’ on Iran as diplomacy falters

Netanyahu said in a CBS interview. “There is work to be done,” Trump said. But while the US and Israel could well resume attacks on Iran, the prospects of a protracted conflict with

Iran foreign minister: strait of Hormuz now ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels

warnings that there will be no immediate widespread resumption of passage through the vital waterway. In a barrage of social media posts, [Donald Trump](https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/donaldtrump) claimed on Friday that Iran had agreed never

4 states head to the polls. And, global conflicts are on the rise, new report says

conflicts are on the rise, new report says *Good morning. You're reading the Up First newsletter.*[Subscribe](https://www.npr.org/newsletter/news)*here to get it delivered to your inbox, and*[listen](https://www.npr.org/podcasts/510318/up-first/)*to

Israel strikes southern Lebanon despite Trump’s effort to shore up ceasefire

Netanyahu, and representatives of Hezbollah and both agreed that “all shooting will stop”. But on Tuesday, Lebanon’s state-run National News Agency reported 30 Israeli strikes across the south. Near the city of Sidon

U.S. military says it's striking 'multiple targets' in Iran in 2nd day of renewed fire

warning that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations. [![President Trump speaks to the press before boarding Air Force One prior to departure from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York.](https://npr.brightspotcdn.com

Celebrations in Lebanon as 10-day ceasefire with Israel begins

warnings by officials not to attempt to return to their homes until it became clear whether the ceasefire would hold. The Lebanese army said early on Friday that Israel committed violations of the ceasefire after

Netanyahu says there is no ceasefire in Lebanon as Israel launches fresh strikes

warned that, in response to the Israeli attacks after the ceasefire, it would once more close the strait of Hormuz, the economically critical waterway it had agreed to open for the two-week duration

Pakistan scrambles to salvage US-Iran diplomacy as ceasefire faces collapse

Trump is going to Beijing in a weaker position,” Jaffery said, adding that China was unlikely to resolve Washington’s Strait of Hormuz dilemma. On Araghchi’s diplomatic outreach, he said, Tehran was seeking

Middle East crisis live: UN chief calls for Israel-Lebanon ceasefire to be ‘fully’ respected as it comes into effect

conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that has killed more than 2,100 Lebanese people and displaced more than 2.1 million.** The agreement was announced earlier by Donald Trump, who said he had spoken with Israeli

Iran fires missiles in Kuwait and Bahrain, U.S. strikes Iran facility

Netanyahu to halt or slow the advance of his forces, which have moved deeper into Lebanon than at any time in over a quarter of a century. The conflicts have increasingly become conjoined, as Iran

Iran war: What is happening on day 48 of the US-Iran conflict?

conflict,” he told Al Jazeera. - Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi warned of consequences over US “provocative actions” in the Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz during a call with his Chinese counterpart Wang

Iran war day 105: Trump halts attacks after Kharg Island threat

warning that Iran would be hit “very hard” and threatening attacks on [Kharg Island and other oil facilities](/news/2026/6/11/trump-says-us-will-be-taking-kharg-island-in-latest-iran-war-threat), Trump said he had cancelled the planned strikes, claiming negotiations had reached a breakthrough

US and Israel ‘hoped to install Ahmadinejad as Iran’s leader’

conflict but is considering more airstrikes to force Tehran to meet his terms. The US president said on Monday that he had delayed a fresh attack after an intervention by Gulf leaders. But on Tuesday

Trump reportedly tells Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran - as it happened

Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran - as it happened We’re closing this page and moving our live coverage to a [new blog here](https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/jun/08/iran-israel-news-live-updates-strikes-attacks-intensify-trump-netanyahu), including a fresh summary of the latest developments

Iran war: What’s happening on day 60 as diplomacy gathers pace?

warned the impasse risks the “worst supply chain disruption since COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine”. ## In the US - **Trump security meeting:** Trump will hold talks on the Iran war on Monday with