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June 10, 2026 2:37 PM

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out missile and drone attacks on U.S. military bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes on Iranian targets around the Strait of Hormuz. The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in April and came after U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran had downed a U.S. Apache helicopter near the strait on Tuesday. "I believe the response should be v...

June 10, 2026 2:23 PM

India’s West Asia approach is shaped by distinct ties with all players: EAM

External Affairs Minister (EAM) S Jaishankar on Tuesday said that India's approach towards West Asia is guided by its deep and distinct relationships with all key stakeholders in the region, including the United States, Iran, Israel and the Gulf countries. Speaking about India's evolving foreign policy under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an interview with DD News, EAM Jaishankar said New Delhi's interests today are far broader and more extensive compared to the previous ...

June 10, 2026 10:19 AM

Fragile Israel-Iran pause persists as violence escalates in southern Lebanon

A fragile pause in direct hostilities between Israel and Iran appeared to hold on Tuesday, easing fears of an immediate return to large-scale cross-border exchanges that had raised concerns across West Asia. However, prospects for a broader and lasting ceasefire remained uncertain as fighting continued on other fronts, particularly in southern Lebanon. Iranian state media reported funeral ceremonies in Tehran for air defence personnel killed during the recent confrontation, while Iranian officia...

June 10, 2026 10:16 AM

US strikes Iran after Apache helicopter downed; IRGC claims retaliatory drone attack on Bahrain base

The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran is under severe strain today after American forces launched fresh strikes against targets on Iran's southern coastline, triggering an immediate Iranian military response. US Central Command confirmed that its forces began launching self-defence strikes against Iran in response to the downing of a US Army Apache helicopter the previous day. The American military characterised the operation as a proportional response to the Iranian aggressio...

June 10, 2026 9:54 AM

Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported. The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in April. The Iranian strikes, which included attacks in Kuwait and Bahrain, came after the U.S. military said on X it had targeted Iranian air defence, ground cont...

June 5, 2026 6:02 PM

Iran declares support for Hezbollah with wider peace deal in doubt

Iran has reaffirmed support for its Lebanese ally Hezbollah and demanded Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon, underscoring complications facing an interim deal to end the broader conflict between the U.S. and Iran. Iran has made a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah a condition for any peace deal with Washington to resolve the regional war, now in its fourth month, and restart shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. The latest round of fighting between Hezbollah and Israel erupted at the s...

June 3, 2026 5:10 PM

Trump says Iran has agreed to not have a nuclear weapon

U.S. President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed not to have a nuclear weapon and that he would probably meet with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khameneiat some point if things "work out". "They've already agreed they're not going to have a nuclear weapon," Trump told "Pod Force One" in an interview broadcast on Wednesday, while speaking about Iran. Asked about Khamenei's involvement in talks with the U.S. on ending hostilities, Trump said, "He's involved, absolutely. ... I think they have a lot of r...

June 1, 2026 9:15 PM

Kuwait comes under fire as US and Iran trade blows

Iran said it had attacked a U.S. air base following weekend U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets and Kuwait said on Monday it had come under fire, despite a fragile ceasefire and diplomatic efforts to end three months of war. Oil prices rose more than 3% after the latest strikes, with tensions also fuelled by Israel ordering troops to move further into Lebanon against Tehran-backed Hezbollah, in a conflict that was reignited by the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. U.S. President Donald Trump...

June 1, 2026 9:12 PM

Iran is stopping message exchanges with U.S., may block Hormuz, Tasnim news agency says

Iran's Tasnim news agency said on Monday that Tehran's negotiating team is stopping exchanges of messages with the United States through mediators due to attacks on Lebanon, as diplomatic efforts to end the three-month-old Iran war continue. The agency said Iran and the Resistance Front, which includes its Shiite allies in Yemen, Lebanon and Iraq, have set an agenda to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts, including the Bab El Mandeb Strait, in order to "punish" Israe...

June 1, 2026 3:25 PM

Iran says contradictory US positions, Israeli attacks on Lebanon delaying diplomacy

Iran on Monday blamed the slow pace of efforts to end the U.S.-Iran conflict on a lack of trust, contradictory positions from Washington and continued Israeli attacks in the region. "Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the exchange of messages is taking place in this atmosphere," foreign ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, adding that the two countries had not yet reached a final conclusion. "The other party is constantly changing its views and putting for...