Iran’s military command on Monday announced it was halting its operation against Israel after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since a truce took effect in April. Iran had delivered a “painful response” to Israel and “accordingly, the cessation of armed forces operations is hereby announced”, the Khatam al-Anbiya command said in a statement carried by state television. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Summary
- Israel and Iran trade fire in most serious confrontation since April truce
- Missile launched from Yemen, Israeli military says
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards target ‘terrorist groups’ in Kurdistan
- Iranian military’s joint command is halting its offensive operations
- Israel vows to press military campaign in Lebanon despite Iran’s warnings
Trump calls Netanyahu after Israel-Iran clashes: White House
US President Donald Trump called Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, a White House official told AFP, after the first exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran since an April ceasefire.
Iran fired missiles at Israel overnight and Israel responded by targeting military sites in the Islamic republic, sparking fears of a new full-scale conflict.
“Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting’,” the US leader wrote earlier Monday on his Truth Social network.
Israel vows to press military campaign in Lebanon despite Iran’s warnings
Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Monday to press on with Israel’s military campaign in Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran that any such action would prompt the Islamic republic to take “severe” measures in response.
“The IDF will continue to operate in Lebanon against the terrorist organisation Hezbollah,” Katz said in a statement, adding that Israel would strike Beirut’s southern suburbs, known as the Dahiyeh district, in retaliation for every attack on northern Israel.
“We categorically reject Iran’s threats. Any Iranian attempt to link Lebanon and Iran and attack Israel will be met with great force, as happened yesterday,” Katz said.
Sirens sound in northern Israel after projectile falls in area where Israeli forces operating in southern Lebanon
Sirens sounded in northern Israel’s Zar’it area on Monday after a projectile was identified as falling in an area where Israeli forces are operating in southern Lebanon, the Israeli military said, adding that no casualties were reported.
Israeli strike hits vehicle in Tyre, south Lebanon, says state media
An Israeli strike hit a vehicle in the city of Tyre, south Lebanon on Monday, Lebanese state media reported, as Israel attacked the country, despite an Iranian threat against such acts.
“An enemy airstrike targeted a car with a missile in the city of Tyre, near the Lebanese Red Cross building,” the state-run National News Agency said.
Despite tension over war flare-up, fallout between Trump and Netanyahu unlikely
Israel and Iran exchanged fire for the first time since the start of the truce on June 7, despite US President Donald Trump repeatedly warning Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu against launching strikes on Iran. Could that be the first sign of a fallout between the two leaders? FRANCE 24’s Angela Diffley tells us more
Pakistan PM Sharif says ‘final objective’ in US-Iran talks about to be achieved
The final objective in the peace negotiations between Iran and the US is “just about to be achieved”, Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Monday, asking all sides in the conflict to exercise restraint.
Israel army intercepts three projectiles fired from Lebanon: AFP journalist
Israel’s military on Monday intercepted three projectiles fired from Lebanon, which were filmed by an AFP correspondent near the Israel-Lebanon border.
The journalist filmed three explosions in the sky caused by the interceptions after warning sirens were activated in the area.
The Israeli military said it had identified three projectiles launched from Lebanon towards troops operating in southern Lebanon.
“Some of the projectiles were intercepted prior to crossing into Israeli territory, and an additional projectile fell near IDF soldiers,” the military said.
“No injuries were reported,” the military added
Israel halts strikes on Iran at Trump’s request, says Channel 12 citing senior official
Israel has halted strikes on Iran at the request of US President Donald Trump, a senior Israeli official was cited as saying by Channel 12 on Monday.
The official added that if Hezbollah attacks on Israeli towns continue, Israel will attack the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The Channel 12 report, citing the senior Israeli official, also said that Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon would continue at full strength in the coming days.
Two drone strikes hit Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Iraq’s Erbil, security sources say
Two drone strikes hit an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Iraq’s Erbil, security sources told Reuters on Monday, adding that there were co casualties reported.
There were two drone attacks on Sunday near Iraq’s Sulaimaniya, one targeting a base of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the other striking a camp housing Iranian Kurdish opposition groups west of the city, according to security sources.
President says Iran still at negotiating table after attacks on Israel halted
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said Tehran remained at the negotiating table after halting attacks on Israel following the first exchange of fire since the April truce.
“Diplomacy and defence are the two wings of national power; we have neither left the battlefield nor the negotiating table,” Pezeshkian said in a post on X, adding that Tehran “will not retreat in the face of any threat”.
Iraq reopens airspace after Iran ends operation against Israel
Iraq reopened its airspace on Monday, the country’s civil aviation body said, following Iran’s announcement that it was halting its military operation against Israel.
The Civil Aviation Authority was reopening “Iraqi airspace to flights to and from all airports” and will continue to “monitor and assess the regional situation”, it said in a statement.
It had announced a 72-hour closure of its airspace on Sunday evening after Iranian missile strikes on Israel, the first since a ceasefire in the Middle East war began on April 8.
Netanyahu and Trump spoke on Monday, Israeli official says
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Monday, an Israeli official told Reuters.
The call took place before Trump posted on social media that Israel and Iran were seeking an immediate ceasefire, the official added.
Lebanon heritage site damaged by Israeli bombardment
Israeli bombardment has damaged a World Heritage site in Lebanon’s southern city of Tyre, a culture ministry official told AFP, as correspondents there saw debris and damage.
One of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean coast, Tyre lies around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Israeli border, and its UNESCO World Heritage listed ruins are located in two main areas of the city.
Israel’s military has heavily bombed Tyre since the latest war erupted with Hezbollah, and on Sunday it issued a further evacuation warning that covered districts including one of the archaeological areas, known as the city site, which is home to Roman ruins.
Smoke rises from the site of an Israeli air strike that targeted a neighbourhood in the southern Lebanese coastal city of Tyre on June 7, 2026. © Kawnat Haju, AFP
Iranian military’s joint command is halting its offensive operations
The Iranian military’s joint command said it was halting its offensive operations, after Israel and Iran exchanged fire in their first attacks since the US struck a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago.
Israel and Iran ‘looking to do an immediate ceasefire’, says Trump
US President Donald Trump said on Monday that both Israel and Iran are looking to “do an immediate ceasefire”, and that final negotiations on “peace” are proceeding.
“Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way. The Blockade will remain in place, and in full force and effect, until a “Final Deal” is reached. Things should move quickly,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Iran kills and arrests suspected militants in southeast, Fars reports
Iranian security forces dismantled four operational cells belonging to what authorities described as Sunni militant groups in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.
Security forces killed five militants and arrested 19 others before they could carry out attacks, the agency cited Iran’s Intelligence Ministry as saying.
Iran fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday, says Israel’s military
An Israeli military official said Iran fired nearly 30 missiles towards Israel since Sunday night, in the first exchange of fire between the two countries since a truce in April.
“Last night the Iranian regime began firing ballistic missiles towards Israel … they fired close to 30 ballistic missiles towards Israel,” the official told journalists, adding that Yemen’s Houthi rebels separately fired two missiles at the country.
Oil prices climb more than $4 after Israeli strikes on Iran and Lebanon
Oil prices rose more than 4% on Monday, as renewed Israeli strikes on Iran and fresh attacks on Lebanon soured hopes of an imminent end to the wider war.
Brent crude futures were up $4.02, or 4.3% to $97.11 a barrel as of 0914 GMT, while US West Texas Intermediate crude futures were up $3.90, or 4.3%, at $94.44.
EU sanctions Iranians over curbs to maritime traffic, Kallas says
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities for threatening the freedom of maritime traffic, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said.
Kallas made the remarks to reporters at a meeting of EU defence ministers in Cyprus. She did not immediately provide any further details.
Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting’, says Trump
US President Donald Trump in a Truth Social post on Monday said that “Israel and Iran must immediately stop ‘shooting'”.
Israel earlier said it hit a petrochemical plant in Iran’s southwest, along with strikes elsewhere on military targets, after Trump reportedly told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to refrain from further attacks.
Hostilities escalate between Iran and Israel in blow to truce
Iran and Israel have exchanged strikes for the first time since the start of a truce on April 8, amid stalled talks between the US and Iran. US President Donald Trump has called for restraint, and has asked Iran to go back to the negotiating table. FRANCE 24’s Noga Tarnopolsky has more from Jerusalem.
Iran Guards target petrochemical facility in Israel
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said they had targeted a petrochemical facility in Israel in retaliation for an attack on a similar site in southwestern Iran.
“The Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, in response to the aggression of the American-Zionist enemy against a petrochemical industry facility, targeted similar industrial facilities in Haifa with missile strikes a few moments ago,” the Guards’ official media outlet Sepah News said.
They also warned that Israel “has initiated a dangerous game, the scope of which will encompass all energy-related targets in the region”, blaming the US for any consequences for the global economy.
‘Hostile drone’ downed over Tehran, says Iranian media
Local media in Iran said that a “hostile drone” was shot down over the capital Tehran during the new round of fighting with Israel.
“A hostile drone belonging to the American-Zionist enemy was targeted and destroyed by air defences in the skies over Tehran,” the Mehr news agency reported, without elaborating.
Massive blast heard in Tehran
A huge blast rocked central Tehran, an AFP journalist reported, followed by repeated explosions believed to be from air defence systems in the capital.
The initial explosion shook the premises of the foreign ministry in central Tehran, where an AFP journalist was attending a weekly press conference.
“The exact location and source of this explosion are still unknown,” local media, including Fars news agency, reported, adding that “simultaneously, air defence was also activated in some parts of Tehran”.
Iran says continuing US exchanges through Pakistani mediators
Iran said that Pakistan’s mediation efforts to end the war with the United States were continuing even after fighting resumed with Israel.
“Diplomatic consultations are naturally continuing in all circumstances,” said Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei.
Israel and Iran trade fire in most serious confrontation since April truce
Israel and Iran fired at each other while Yemen’s Houthi rebels launched a missile at Israel and threatened to disrupt Red Sea shipping. It’s the most serious escalation since a ceasefire began two months ago and threatens to plunge the Middle East back into war.
China hopes Israel and Iran maintain ceasefire
China said it was “deeply concerned” Monday by fresh attacks between Israel and Iran, expressing hope that a fragile truce in the Middle East war would be respected.
“Resuming hostilities is not in any party’s interest,” foreign ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news briefing, adding: “It is hoped all relevant parties will fulfil their commitment to a ceasefire.”
Iran blames US for latest exchange of fire with Israel
Overnight exchange of fire between Iran and Israel will only worsen a “chaotic diplomatic process” with the United States, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson said , and will further exacerbate Tehran’s suspicion toward Washington.
Esmaeil Baghaei added that the US bears direct responsibility for recent ceasefire breaches and that Israel does not take independent action without consulting Washington.
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Talks begin in Cairo on advancing fragile Gaza ceasefire
Talks on advancing the fragile Gaza ceasefire have begun in Cairo between mediators and Palestinian factions, a Palestinian source familiar with the meeting told AFP.
The discussions, which started Sunday and are set to resume Monday, come as violence continues to plague the territory despite the truce in place since October.
The talks bring together mediators Egypt, Qatar and Turkey, along with representatives of several Palestinian factions, as efforts continue to push forward negotiations on the second phase of the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas.
According to the source, mediators were due to meet a Hamas delegation before midday on Monday, followed by a wider meeting including all participating factions.
Israel warns a third barrage of missiles is incoming from Iran
Middle East ‘does not need an escalation’, EU top diplomat says
EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas urged calm Monday after Iran and Israel traded strikes, testing a fragile truce and threatening hopes for a deal to end the Middle East war.
“Overnight, we have seen escalation again. I think the region does not need an escalation, but actually that parties sit down to a negotiation table and agree,” Kallas said.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said they will ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea.
Iran Guards strike two air bases in Israel
Israel struck petrochemical company, says Iranian media
Iranian media said Israel had struck a petrochemical company at Mahshahr in southwestern Iran, as the warring countries traded fire hours after US President Donald Trump called for restraint.
“The Zionist enemy has carried out an air attack on the Karoon Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr,” local media posted on Telegram.
It quoted a local law enforcement official as saying that Israeli projectiles struck the facility.
Israeli army identifies new missiles launched from Iran
The Israeli military said it had identified a second wave of missiles launched from Iran and its defensive systems were working to intercept them.
“Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said.
Explosions heard over Jerusalem as Israel says Iran has launched missiles at it
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system fires to intercept missiles launched from Iran over central Israel Monday, June 8, 2026. © Ohad Zwigenberg, AP
Missile launched from Yemen, Israeli military says
The Israeli army said Monday it was working to intercept a missile launched from Yemen.
Yemen’s Houthi rebels, who joined the Middle East war in March in support of Iran, have previously launched attacks on Israel.
The Israel Defense Forces wrote on Telegram that it “has identified the launch of a missile from Yemen toward Israeli territory, aerial defence systems are operating to intercept the threat.”
Saudi Arabia sounds missile alert in area home to the Prince Sultan Air Base, which hosts US forces
Explosions heard in Tehran and throughout country
Iranian state TV reported explosions in three cities on Monday, as the Israeli army said its air forces had struck targets in western and central Iran.
“Several explosions heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan,” state TV posted on Telegram
Israel conducts strikes in western and central Iran
Israel conducted strikes early on Monday against military targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards target ‘terrorist groups’ in Kurdistan
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards targeted the headquarters of “terrorist groups” in Iraqi Kurdistan, state media reported Monday.
The Iranian government accuses the armed Kurdish parties, which have camps in neighbouring Iraq’s Kurdistan region, of serving Western or Israeli interests and designates them as terrorist organisations.
Since the start of the Middle East war, and despite a ceasefire announced in April, Iran has repeatedly struck these groups, although their posts and camps had largely been evacuated.
“The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted the headquarters of terrorist groups in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq,” Iran’s IRNA news agency posted on Telegram.
Israel will strike Iran ‘with force’ once given green light
Israeli military chief Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir vowed Sunday that the military would strike Iran “with force” upon receiving orders, after the Islamic Republic fired missiles at Israel.
“The IDF will strike the enemy with force as soon as the green light is given,” Zamir said in a statement as he conducted a situational assessment, the military said.
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Yesterday’s key developments:
• Iran launched missiles at Israel for the first time since a fragile ceasefire took place in early April.
• The Israeli military vowed to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah, after launching attacks that killed two and wounded 20 in Beirut‘s suburbs.
• Iran‘s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi discussed the latest events in the region on Sunday night with his counterparts in Britain, France, and Turkey, as well as with Qatar’s leader and Pakistani mediators, focusing on Israel‘s ceasefire violations.
(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)