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President Donald Trump announced “major combat operations” against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Following the announcement of a two-week ceasefire, initial U.S.-Iran talks in Pakistan in April failed to reach a peace deal.
Trump later announced the open-ended extension of the ceasefire and the continuation of a U.S. blockade until negotiations are concluded “one way or the other.”
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10:51 AM +01
Trump says Israel, Iran must ‘immediately’ stop attacks
President Donald Trump posted to social media on Monday morning demanding that Israel and Iran “immediately stop ‘shooting.'”
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10:31 AM +01
Iranian airports cancel flights amid renewed strikes
Several airports across Iran suspended or cancelled flights on Monday, as airspace restrictions and heightened security measures were introduced amid renewed Israeli airstrikes in several parts of the country.
The airports in Shiraz in central Iran, Kermanshah in the west and Mashhad in northeast were among those to announce flight cancellations and suspensions on Monday, according to semi-official Iranian news agencies ISNA and Mehr.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
10:03 AM +01
Israeli strikes reported in Tehran, state television says
Iranian state television said on Monday that Tehran came under renewed Israeli attack after reports of massive explosions in several areas of the capital.
State television said Israeli strikes hit areas in the south, east and west of Tehran, adding that air defenses targeted several drones.
The Israel Defense Forces has not yet commented on the explosions in Tehran, but said on Monday that it completed an “extensive” series of strikes against what it called “strategic defense systems” in Iran.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
10:02 AM +01
IRGC claims attack on Haifa petrochemical facilities
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said in a statement on Monday that its aerospace force launched a missile strike on petrochemical facilities in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in response to Israel’s attack on Iranian petrochemical facilities, according to Iranian state television.
The IRGC statement said that striking civilian targets and oil facilities is a “dangerous game” which threatens all energy infrastructure in the region.
Israeli security and rescue personnel work next to a part of a projectile following a missile attack from Iran toward northern Israel, on June 8, 2026.
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-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
9:41 AM +01
US responsible for Israel-Iran exchange of fire, Baghaei says
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said during a press conference on Monday that the U.S. bears ultimate responsibility for any escalation between Iran and Israel, following their exchange of direct strikes on Sunday through into Monday.
“In our region, nobody believes that any action by Tel Aviv takes place without coordination with the United States,” Baghaei said, as quoted by the official Islamic Republic News Agency.
“The United States’ responsibility in the Israeli regime’s acts of aggression is clear, and Washington will bear responsibility for the consequences of escalating tensions,” he added. “Despite American claims, we know they are currently cooperating with Tel Aviv in both offensive and defensive operations.”
Baghaei said that if the “basis of the negotiations,” including the ceasefire in Lebanon, is violated by Israel or by the U.S., then the ongoing diplomatic process cannot continue.
“Attacks on our southern regions and the assault on Lebanon are being carried out under direct U.S. responsibility, and they must be held accountable for these crimes,” Baghaei said.
Baghaei said Tehran will continue its “defensive measures” as long as it deems it necessary for the country’s national security.
“We remain engaged in message exchanges with the United States,” Baghaei said, warning that Tehran “cannot separate” Israeli and U.S. conduct.
“So far, our exchanges with the Americans have taken place in an atmosphere of deep mistrust, and the developments of the past 24 hours will only intensify that distrust,” he added.
-ABC News’ Somayeh Malekian
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8:52 AM +01
Iranian state media reports damage from Israeli strikes
Iranian officials reported damage at a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran and a military complex in northern Iran as a result of Israeli airstrikes, Iranian state media said.
The Israel Defense Forces said its air force struck “several targets” at a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran. The semi-official Iranian Fars News outlet said that the region’s deputy security officer confirmed the attack at the Karun Mahshahr Petrochemical Company and said part of the plant was damaged.
Iranian state news agency IRNA also cited local officials as saying no casualties had been reported after an attack on a military complex in the northern city of Tabriz.
-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule
8:43 AM +01
Houthis claim attack on Israel, say Israeli shipping banned from Red Sea
The Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group in Yemen on Monday claimed an attack on “sensitive Israeli targets.”
In a statement on their Telegram channel, the Houthis also declared a ban on Israeli ships navigating in the Red Sea. “We affirm that we will respond to escalation with escalation, and our military operations will intensify in accordance with events,” the statement read.
-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule and Nasser Atta
8:36 AM +01
IDF reports more Iranian missile fire on Monday morning
The Israel Defense Forces said in a post to X on Monday morning that it identified more missiles launched toward Israel from the direction of Iran, prompting sirens across central and northern Israel.
So far, Israeli authorities have reported no casualties from the Iranian fire that resumed on Sunday — attacks Tehran said were retaliation for Israeli strikes on alleged Hezbollah targets in the Lebanese capital Beirut.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to hold a security cabinet meeting at 11 a.m. local time (4 a.m. ET), an Israeli official told ABC News.
A trail of smoke from the interception of an Iranian attack is pictured over Jerusalem on June 8, 2026.
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-ABC News’ Victoria Beaule and Jordana Miller
8:04 AM +01
Trump says he calls ‘all the shots’ after Israeli strikes on Iran
In a phone interview with the Financial Times on Sunday, President Donald Trump insisted that he — not Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu — calls “all the shots” after renewed fire between Iran and Israel.
Trump told the FT that Netanyahu would have to accept any potential deal struck between the U.S. and Iran. “He won’t have any choice,” Trump said. “I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots,” he added.
President Donald Trump, pictured here speaking to reporters, June 5, 2026, on Air Force One, plans to attend an NBA Finals game this week between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs at Madison Square Garden in New York.
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The president’s assertion that he calls “all the shots” over Israel comes despite him reportedly telling Fox News earlier today that he was not happy about Israel’s strikes in the Lebanese capital Beirut, where the Israel Defense Forces said it was targeting the Iran-aligned Hezbollah militia.
Sunday’s subsequent exchanges of fire between Israel and Iran were the first direct attacks since the April 8 ceasefire. But Trump brushed off the severity of the latest developments, saying Sunday’s military action “did not kick at all.”
“We’ll see how it ends up,” he told the FT. “It’s one of those things that’s been going for 3,000 years, or 47 years, depending on how you count.”
Sunday’s fire will “not going to have any impact” on a possible deal, the president said. “The deal may make it on its own merit, or not.” The president also told FT, “I think the deal is going on.”
Trump once again threatened military action in Iran in the event that no deal is reached, but he also suggested retaining the naval blockade in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Number one, it would mean that possibly we would go in and take care of the rest of the place that we didn’t take care of militarily. Or it would just mean that we would keep the blockade on Iran because the blockade has been probably more powerful than any attack that was ever made on that country,” Trump said.
According to FT, the phone interview took place “shortly after” Iran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday. It is unclear if the call occurred before or after the president’s phone call with Axios, where he said he was planning to call Netanyahu and instruct him not to retaliate.
ABC has contacted the White House to request comment on the reported phone call.
-ABC News’ Emily Chang and Devin Garbitt