Israel strikes Iran after Tehran missile attack

Israel launched airstrikes early Monday targeting central and western Iran in response to missile fire from Tehran, attacks that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a regional war. Iranian state television reported the sound of explosions being heard in Isfahan, Karaj, Tabriz and Tehran, without immediately elaborating. A witness in Tehran described hearing at least one large blast somewhere to the west of the country’s capital city. Iran closed the airspace around Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport, the country’s main airfield, after the Israeli attack. Follow our live coverage for the latest updates.

10:27 AM, 8 June 2026

Yemen’s Houthis declare ban on Israeli shipping in Red Sea

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels announced a missile attack on Israel on Monday and declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, raising the spectre of a return to major disruption on the key route.

“We declare a complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea,” said a statement from the Houthis’ armed forces, which also confirmed the first missile attack on Israel since early April.

10:24 AM, 8 June 2026

Qatar, Iran discuss US-Iran mediation efforts

Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar received a phone call on Monday from Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to QNA.

The two sides reviewed mediation efforts between the United States and Iran, as well as the latest developments in Lebanon.

During the call, the Qatari prime minister reaffirmed Qatar’s support for all efforts aimed at containing escalation and reaching a comprehensive agreement to strengthen regional security and stability and achieve lasting peace in the Middle East.

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Receives Phone Call from Iranian Foreign Minister #QNA #Qatar #Iranhttps://t.co/SByEqqthEg pic.twitter.com/w0aO4iYD4K

— Qatar News Agency (@QNAEnglish) June 8, 2026

09:50 AM, 8 June 2026

Iran Guards say struck two air bases in Israel

Iran said Monday it had struck Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases, as the two sides traded fire in the largest flare-up in fighting since a ceasefire took effect in April.

“The operation was carried out in response to a missile attack launched by the Zionist regime… against several radar sites in three different places” in Iran, the country’s Revolutionary Guards, the ideological wing of Iran’s army, said in a statement.

09:31 AM, 8 June 2026

Middle East ‘does not need an escalation’: EU top diplomat

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.

09:18 AM, 8 June 2026

Israel military says struck Iran petrochemical complex

Israel’s military said Monday it had struck several targets at a petrochemical complex in Mahshahr in southwestern Iran.

“A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck several targets at the petrochemical complex in Mahshahr, in southwestern Iran,” the military said.

08:56 AM, 8 June 2026

Israeli army says identified new missiles from Iran

The Israeli military said it had identified a second wave of missiles launched from Iran on Monday and its defensive systems were working to intercept them.

“Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the military said.

08:24 AM, 8 June 2026

Israel says targeted by new wave of Iranian missiles

AFP journalists heard at least eight explosions over Jerusalem on Monday as Israel said it was intercepting a new wave of Iranian missiles.

The Israeli army wrote on Telegram it had “identified missiles launched from Iran” and was working to intercept the threat.

An AFP journalist in Jerusalem witnessed at least one interception as residents hurried to shelters in the city.

Israel’s emergency service provider Magen David Adom said there were no reports of any casualties.

Iran has launched multiple waves of missiles towards Israel since Sunday evening, rattling a fragile truce between the two countries engulfed in the Middle East war.

08:09 AM, 8 June 2026

Iran-Israel Lebanon conflict timeline

The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened?

The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.

Iran sees Israel’s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.

Here’s a timeline of key events.

07:37 AM, 8 June 2026

Israel says working to intercept missile from Yemen

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 defense systems are operating to intercept the threat.”

The Israeli military in a statement announced early Monday that a missile had been fired from Yemen toward Israel.

It also claimed that its air defense systems are intercepting and responding to this threat. pic.twitter.com/wbvv8wLI6M

— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) June 8, 2026

07:00 AM, 8 June 2026

Saudi Civil Defence says danger has passed in Al Kharj

Saudi Civil Defence said the danger has now passed in Al Kharj Governorate. Authorities urged residents to continue following Civil Defence instructions, avoid gathering or filming, and call 911 in case of emergency.

Earlier, a warning had been issued via the National Early Warning Platform for the Al Kharj area.

A warning has been issued by the National Early Warning Platform in Al-Kharj Governorate to warn of a danger, follow the instructions below : pic.twitter.com/yPN7QXYMUQ

— الدفاع المدني السعودي (@SaudiDCD) June 8, 2026

06:31 AM, 8 June 2026

Early Monday blasts reported in western Tehran

Residents in western Tehran heard at least two explosions around 4.43am. and 4.45am, according to the Tehran Fire Department. Authorities say no urban areas were directly hit.

06:12 AM, 8 June 2026

Oil climbs above $95 as traders watch supply risks, global demand outlook

Oil prices rose sharply in Asian trading Monday, with benchmark crude contracts nearing multi-month highs as investors weighed supply risks, OPEC+ production policy and expectations for stronger energy demand later this year.

As of 11:02 am (June 8, 2026) in Tokyo, US benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude traded at $93.30 a barrel, up $2.76, or 3.05%. Brent crude, the international benchmark, gained $2.78 to $95.99 a barrel, a rise of 2.99%.

05:52 AM, 8 June 2026

Israeli army says struck targets in Iran

The Israeli army said Monday it had struck targets in western and central Iran, as Iranian state TV reported explosions in the cities of Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan.

“A short while ago, the Israeli Air Force struck military targets belonging to the Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran,” the Israel Defense Forces posted on Telegram.

05:41 AM, 8 June 2026

Iran state TV says explosions heard across country

Iranian state TV reported explosions in three cities on Monday, as the Israeli army said its air forces had struck targets in west and central Iran.

“Several explosions heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan,” state TV posted on Telegram.

05:35 AM, 8 June 2026

US Embassy warns of missiles and drones over Jordan

The US Embassy in Jordan has warned that reports indicate missiles, drones or rockets are present in Jordanian airspace. The embassy urged residents to seek overhead cover, shelter in place immediately and remain indoors while monitoring local announcements and alerts.

The embassy said it is continuing to assess the situation and will provide further updates as needed.

03:09 AM, 8 June 2026

Mojtaba Khamenei is ‘very seriously injured’: Trump

US President Donald Trump told NBC’s Interviewer Kristen Welker during an explosive interview about his Iran war strategy, saying: “We’re very close to having a deal (with Iran) — and if we don’t have a deal, we’ll do it one way or the other. Either way, we win.”

On Mojtaba Khamenei: “I don’t want to say whether or not I know where he is, but there’s a good probability that I do… He’s very seriously injured.”

02:49 AM, 8 June 2026

World facing increased nuclear risk, researchers warn

Researchers warned on Monday that nuclear-armed states were taking their arms out of storage and putting them on delivery systems, as the weapons of mass destruction are playing an increased role in global politics.  

The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) said the world’s nuclear powers had an estimated total of 12,187 warheads, with about 9,745 of them in stockpiles for potential use.

02:46 AM, 8 June 2026

Iran suspends flights at Tehran international airport: local media

Tehran’s international airport suspended all incoming flights after Iranian missile strikes on Israel, local media said late on Sunday. “The civil aviation authority announced the suspension of all flights bound for the airport until further notice,” said Iranian press agency Mehr — the latest closure for Khomeini International Airport, one of two serving the capital, which had only re-opened in April after being shut for weeks over the Middle East war.

01:24 AM, 8 June 2026

Trump calls for calm, presses Netanyahu for ‘restraint’ after Iran missile attack

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone as tensions threatened to flare again following Iranian missile attacks on Israel, according to a US official cited by Axios. The reported call came at a critical moment for a fragile ceasefire that Washington has been trying to preserve after weeks of escalating confrontation involving Iran, Israel and US forces in the region.

12:47 AM, 8 June 2026

Israel army says Iran ‘committed grave mistake’ by firing missiles

The Israeli military said Sunday that Iran had committed a “grave mistake” by launching a barrage of missiles at Israel.

“The Iranian terrorist regime has made a grave mistake by once again choosing the path of terror,” military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin.

12:46 AM, 8 June 2026

Israel vows to act across Lebanon, escalate against Hezbollah

The Israeli military vowed to press ahead with its military campaign in Lebanon and said it would step up operations against Hezbollah.

“The (Iranian) regime is attempting to establish a new equation through direct attacks on Israeli territory in response to IDF operations in Dahiyeh,” military spokesman Brigadier General Effie Defrin said, in a televised statement.

“We struck in Dahiyeh in response to Hezbollah’s relentless attacks on the communities of northern Israel. The IDF will continue to operate throughout Lebanon and will intensify its actions against the Hezbollah terrorist organisation.”

12:46 AM, 8 June 2026

Trump urges Israel not to retaliate

US President Donald Trump said he will call Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to urge him not to retaliate against Iranian missile strikes on Israel, news outlet Axios reported.

“I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate,” Trump was quoted as saying by Axios journalist Barak Ravid in a phone interview, using the Israeli leader’s nickname.

“Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one,” Trump said, according to excerpts of which Ravid posted on X.

12:28 AM, 8 June 2026

Iran closes airspace over country’s west

Iran closed the airspace over the west of the country after launching a salvo of missiles towards Israel in response to its latest strike on Lebanon.

“Due to safety and security assessments… the western part of the country’s airspace was declared closed until further notice,” said Majid Akhavan, the spokesman for the National Civil Aviation Organisation, in a statement carried by the news agency IRNA.

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