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Thursday, June 11, 20264 entries

  1. 6:02 PM in Beirut

    Israel says its troops have taken control of the Wadi Saluki area in south Lebanon

    OfficialMilitary & securityWadi Saluki, southern Lebanon

    The IDF said 7th Armored Brigade and Egoz commando forces had achieved 'operational control' of the Wadi Saluki stream area, about 10 km from the border, which it called a Hezbollah hub for explosive drones and rocket fire, and that troops and aircraft had struck hundreds of sites and killed more than 50 operatives. It also released footage of an air strike on Hezbollah members fleeing a tunnel near Beaufort Castle days earlier.

    Why it matters It pushed Israel's ground presence deeper into south Lebanon as a U.S.-Iran deal that Tehran insisted must cover Lebanon was being finalised.

    Sources: Times of Israel liveblog, Times of Israel liveblog (2)

  2. 5:43 PM in Tehran

    Fars says Iran is weighing Musk-linked assets in the Gulf and Israel as targets

    UnverifiedMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Iran's Fars news agency said assets and infrastructure linked to Elon Musk's companies in the Gulf and Israel were being reviewed for inclusion on Iran's list of military targets, citing what it called evidence that U.S. and Israeli forces used Starlink, X and other Musk-linked infrastructure in attacks on Iran.

    Why it matters It would widen Iran's target list from military sites to commercial technology infrastructure, but no official body confirmed it.

    Source: Anadolu Agency

  3. 10:44 AM in Amman

    Jordan says it shot down 20 Iranian missiles fired toward Azraq

    OfficialMilitary & securityAzraq, Zarqa Governorate, Jordan

    Jordan's military said air defences and the Royal Jordanian Air Force intercepted 20 missiles launched from Iran toward the Azraq area of Zarqa governorate at dawn, and that falling debris caused no injuries or damage. The IRGC had said it fired 12 ballistic missiles at U.S. aircraft at al-Azraq air base, and the U.S. Embassy told Americans in Jordan to shelter in place.

    Why it matters Jordan hosts U.S. aircraft at Azraq, which makes it a target each time Washington strikes Iran; Iran's and Jordan's missile counts did not match.

    Sources: Jordan News Agency Petra, Qatar News Agency, The Guardian live coverage, Times of Israel / AFP, Guardian live, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  4. 10:15 AM in Bahrain

    Debris from intercepted Iranian drones injures girl in Bahrain

    OfficialMilitary & securityManama and Hamad Town, Bahrain

    Bahrain's interior ministry said an 11-year-old girl was injured and several homes and vehicles were damaged by falling debris after air defences intercepted Iranian drones over Manama and Hamad Town. Iranian state media said the drones targeted the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, which is headquartered in Bahrain.

    Why it matters Even intercepted drones are hurting civilians in the Gulf states that host U.S. forces, and Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar and the GCC condemned the attacks that morning.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, ABC News live coverage, Times of Israel / Reuters, Anadolu Agency, News of Bahrain, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Wednesday, June 10, 202610 entries

  1. 5:16 AM in Kuwait, Jun 11

    Iranian attack hits Kuwait airport radar as Kuwait briefly shuts its airspace

    OfficialMilitary & securityKuwait International Airport, Kuwait

    Kuwait's army said air defences engaged 'hostile aerial targets' after the IRGC claimed strikes on U.S. forces at Ali Al Salem and Ahmad al-Jaber air bases, and the civil aviation authority closed the airspace and diverted flights for several hours. The army later said it had handled 24 Iranian drones in two days with limited damage and no casualties, but the aviation authority told ICAO that the attack had hit Kuwait International Airport's radar that morning, injuring people and seriously damaging air-traffic equipment.

    Why it matters The letter to ICAO contradicted the army's no-casualty account and showed Iran's retaliation for U.S. strikes landing on Gulf civil infrastructure, a week after an Iranian strike on the same airport killed one person.

    Sources: Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, CBS News live coverage, Al Jazeera live coverage, Times of Israel / AFP, The Economic Times, Qatar News Agency, Gulf News, The Times of Israel, Al Arabiya / Reuters, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), The Guardian live blog (4), The Guardian live blog (5)

  2. 9:15 PM in New York

    CENTCOM says second night of U.S. strikes on Iran is complete

    OfficialMilitary & securityIran

    U.S. Central Command said its forces had completed strikes on Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defence sites across Iran, with Marine Corps, Air Force and Navy assets firing precision munitions. It called the strikes a response to Iran's 'unwarranted and continued aggression'; Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran, Bandar Abbas and along the Hormuz coast.

    Why it matters It was the second straight night of U.S. strikes after the downing of an Apache helicopter over Hormuz that Trump blamed on Iran, the most serious breach yet of the April 8 ceasefire, and Iran fired back at Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan within hours.

    Sources: U.S. Central Command, Associated Press, The Guardian live coverage, Axios, The Guardian live blog

  3. 12:45 AM in Tehran, Jun 11

    U.S. launches a second night of strikes on 'multiple targets' in Iran

    ConfirmedMilitary & securitySouthern Iran

    CENTCOM said it began 'additional self-defense strikes' at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at Trump's direction, in response to Iran's 'continued aggression'; Iranian media reported explosions on Qeshm and Hengam islands, in Bandar Abbas, Kangan and Sirik.

    Why it matters Iran's military declared Hormuz closed to all ships within two hours, and the IRGC said it struck U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain overnight.

    Sources: Axios, The Guardian live coverage, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (2)

  4. 4:42 PM in New York

    Hegseth says CENTCOM 'will be busy tonight' and the U.S. will 'negotiate with bombs'

    OfficialMilitary & securityTampa, Florida, United States

    Speaking outside CENTCOM headquarters in Tampa, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the U.S. would be 'hitting Iran hard' that night with 'strong' and 'clear' strikes on key facilities, that 'if we need to negotiate with bombs, we'll negotiate with bombs', and that Iran still had an opportunity to make a deal. He said the U.S. controls the Strait of Hormuz and has been able to move oil in and out 'for weeks and weeks'.

    Why it matters U.S. strikes began about half an hour later, at 5:15 p.m. ET.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, U.S. Department of War, Axios, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), Al Jazeera

  5. 10:15 PM in Jerusalem

    Katz says Israel's campaign against Iran is 'far from over'

    OfficialMilitary & securityJerusalem, Israel

    Defence Minister Israel Katz told a ceremony in Jerusalem that 'the campaign against Iran is far from over', that Israel must not think the war was done, and that if Iran attacked Israel again it would suffer a strong response; he also praised the army's blows against Hezbollah.

    Why it matters He spoke as the U.S. began a second night of strikes on Iran, two days after Trump pressed Israel to halt its own strikes.

    Sources: Times of Israel live coverage, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  6. 7:47 PM in Beirut

    Israeli strikes hit south Lebanon and the West Bekaa as Hezbollah claims drone attacks

    ReportedMilitary & securitySouthern Lebanon and the West Bekaa

    Israel's army said it struck six Hezbollah sites in Tyre and launchers elsewhere, and its jets hit the Tyre, Nabatieh, Bint Jbeil and Jezzine districts and the West Bekaa, including 16 strikes on Majdal Zoun; NNA said an evening series of strikes killed 12 people and wounded 13, including two paramedics. Hezbollah claimed drone and rocket attacks on troops in Qantara, Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Bayyada, and the toll since March 2 reached 3,696.

    Why it matters The UN human rights chief said the same day he would send investigators to Lebanon to assess possible violations by all parties.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live coverage, The Guardian live coverage, Times of Israel citing IDF, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian live blog

  7. 11:52 AM in New York

    Trump says Iran will 'pay the price' for stalling and the U.S. will attack it 'very hard'

    OfficialMilitary & securityWhite House, Washington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that Iran had 'taken too long to negotiate a deal' and would 'have to pay the price', and later told reporters in the Oval Office that 'we're going to be attacking them, and attacking them very hard', citing the helicopter as grounds and accusing Iran of 'playing us for suckers'. President Masoud Pezeshkian replied that Iran would stand firm against any pressure or threat.

    Why it matters U.S. strikes on Iran resumed at 5:15 p.m. ET that day, the second night in a row.

    Sources: The Guardian live coverage, CBS News live coverage, Associated Press, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  8. 5:34 PM in Jerusalem

    Israeli military confirms Iran's missile attack caused damage at Ramat David air base

    OfficialMilitary & securityRamat David Airbase, northern Israel

    The Israeli military confirmed that Ramat David air base in northern Israel was hit during Iran's missile fire earlier in the week, after satellite images appeared to show damage. A military official told AFP the impact was in a non-critical area, most likely from a large piece of shrapnel, with no damage to equipment or personnel, and that it was under investigation.

    Why it matters The IRGC had named Ramat David as its target on June 7, and this was the first acknowledged damage from that attack.

    Sources: Times of Israel citing IDF, Times of Israel / AFP satellite analysis, Anadolu Agency, Times of Israel full report, The Jerusalem Post citing IDF, The Guardian / AFP live coverage, The Guardian live blog

  10. 3:23 PM in Beirut

    Israeli drone strike on a car in central Sidon kills two

    ReportedMilitary & securitySidon, southern Lebanon

    An Israeli strike hit a car in the centre of Sidon, killing both people inside and setting nearby cars ablaze, according to AFP, local media and Lebanon's National News Agency.

    Why it matters Sidon had been spared much of the bombing in the south and was sheltering displaced families from areas under Israeli evacuation orders.

    Sources: Arab News / AFP citing Lebanon NNA, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

Tuesday, June 9, 202612 entries

  1. 4:00 AM in Bahrain, Jun 10

    Iran fires drones and missiles at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan; most downed

    OfficialMilitary & securityBahrain, Kuwait and Jordan

    The IRGC said it launched drones at the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and missiles at an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, claiming 21 targets hit including F-35 hangars, while Bahrain sounded sirens and Kuwait's air defences engaged 'hostile aerial targets'. Jordan said it shot down five Iranian missiles aimed at al-Azraq with no casualties, a U.S. official said nearly all the missiles and drones were intercepted, and a missile fell in a field near Damascus.

    Why it matters Iran's foreign ministry then said Gulf states were responsible for stopping U.S. and Israeli attacks from their territory, and the U.S. struck Iran again the next night.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live, Guardian live, The Times live, Axios, Guardian live citing Reuters/U.S. official, Associated Press citing Petra, ABC News live with Reuters images, U.S. Central Command, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  2. 4:20 AM in Tehran, Jun 10

    Iran says U.S. strikes destroyed two Sirik reservoirs, leaving 20,000 without water

    ReportedMilitary & securityBemani, Sirik County, Hormozgan province, Iran

    Fars reported that two water tanks in the Bemani area of Sirik were destroyed during the overnight U.S. strikes, and the Hormozgan water utility said the damage left about 20,000 people in 10 villages without drinking water. Foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei called it 'a calculated war crime', and CENTCOM later told CBS it was aware of the reports and looking into them.

    Why it matters Civilian water infrastructure is protected under international humanitarian law, and a New York Times analysis suggested the tanks were hit with precision-guided munitions.

    Sources: Press TV, Arab News / AFP, The Guardian live coverage, CBS News live coverage, Anadolu Agency, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera (2)

  3. 2:07 AM in Tehran, Jun 10

    Araghchi says Iran will 'leave no attack or threat unanswered' and tells U.S. to leave

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    As U.S. strikes hit southern Iran, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi posted that 'our powerful armed forces will leave no attack or threat unanswered' and told the U.S.: 'Leave our region if you want to be safe.'

    Why it matters The IRGC announced drone attacks on the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain less than three hours later.

    Sources: Guardian live, AP, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  4. 12:30 AM in Tehran, Jun 10

    U.S. strikes Iranian air defences and radars near Hormuz in three waves after Apache loss

    ConfirmedMilitary & securityHormozgan province, Iran

    CENTCOM said Air Force and Navy jets began 'self-defense strikes' at 5 p.m. ET on Iranian air defence, ground control and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz, calling them a proportional response to the Apache's downing and to attacks on shipping, and declared them completed about four hours later. Iranian media reported explosions in Sirik, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Jask and Minab across second and third waves, and Fars said two water tanks in Sirik's Bemani district were destroyed.

    Why it matters U.S. officials described the strikes as limited, but Iran answered within hours with drone and missile attacks aimed at U.S. bases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

    Sources: AP, Guardian live, Times of Israel, Al Jazeera live, Times of Israel / Reuters, Axios, Times of Israel / agencies, Wall Street Journal, CENTCOM public release, Al Jazeera live (2), Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3), The Guardian live blog (4)

  5. 11:28 PM in Tehran

    Iran says it did not deliberately target the Apache and had no air operations over Hormuz

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Iran's deputy foreign minister told Al Jazeera that Iran did not deliberately target the U.S. Apache and was not behind the incident, but that such incidents could happen 'unintentionally' given the tension in the area. A military source told Iranian state media that no offensive air operations had been carried out in the Strait of Hormuz in the previous 24 hours.

    Why it matters The denials came shortly before the U.S. began striking Iran over the helicopter.

    Sources: Guardian live / Reuters, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog

  6. 10:05 PM in Tehran

    Araghchi says foreign forces near Iran are at 'constant risk' after Trump vows to respond

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on X that foreign forces near Iran's territory were 'at constant risk on account of their own human errors, plain accidents, or potentially being caught in crossfire', and repeated that Hormuz is an Iranian-Omani waterway, not international waters. Shortly before Trump's post, parliament speaker and chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf wrote: 'We prefer the language of diplomacy, but we speak other languages far more fluently.'

    Why it matters Araghchi cast the helicopter's loss as a risk of U.S. deployments near Iran rather than an Iranian attack, and U.S. strikes began within hours.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  7. 1:46 PM in New York

    U.S. officials say an Iranian drone struck or collided with the Apache; intent unclear

    ReportedMilitary & securityOff the coast of Oman, near the Strait of Hormuz

    U.S. officials and sources told CBS News that an armed Iranian Shahed drone struck the Apache, and a U.S. official later told AP the helicopter went down after colliding with an Iranian drone, adding that it was not clear whether the collision was intentional. CENTCOM's public statements said the cause remained under investigation.

    Why it matters The accounts backed Washington's case for its strikes while leaving open whether Iran meant to hit the aircraft, as Tehran denied any deliberate attack.

    Sources: ABC News live, Axios, Al-Monitor, U.S. Central Command, AP, AP Latest, Guardian live, CBS News live, CBS News, The Guardian live blog

  8. 12:48 PM in New York

    Trump says Iran shot down the Apache and the U.S. 'must respond'

    OfficialMilitary & securityWashington, D.C., United States

    Trump posted that the military had told him 'the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters' over the Strait of Hormuz and that the U.S. 'must, of necessity, respond to this attack'; CENTCOM said the cause was still under investigation. In a phone interview with the Wall Street Journal the same day, Trump said the incident 'wasn't a big deal' and that the details were 'much different than you think'.

    Why it matters U.S. strikes on Iran began at 5 p.m. ET that day, about four hours after the post.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, AP, Axios, CBS News, Jerusalem Post, Wall Street Journal, U.S. Central Command, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

  9. 7:38 PM in Beirut

    Israeli army says troops found Hezbollah arms caches in civilian buildings near Zawtar

    OfficialMilitary & securityZawtar al-Sharqiyah, southern Lebanon

    The Israeli military said Givati Brigade troops operating north of the Litani River, in Zawtar al-Sharqiyah and Zawtar al-Gharbiyah, found several Hezbollah weapons caches in civilian buildings, including firearms, anti-tank missiles and launchers, and drones, and had killed more than 40 fighters since starting operations there.

    Why it matters It confirms Israeli ground operations north of the Litani, beyond the south-of-Litani zone covered by the June 3 Washington statement.

    Source: Times of Israel / IDF statement

  10. 5:47 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel's army chief says the strikes on Iran were preparation for 'a much larger' blow

    OfficialMilitary & securityNorthern Israel

    Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir told soldiers during a training exercise in northern Israel that Monday's strikes on Iran were 'preparation for a much larger and more powerful strike' and that the army was ready to strike Iran again if ordered.

    Why it matters The remarks came a day after Trump warned Netanyahu that Israel would be on its own if it kept striking Iran.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Al Jazeera live blog

  11. 3:22 PM in Jerusalem

    Israel says troops killed a gunman who crossed from Lebanon near Ramim Ridge

    OfficialMilitary & securityRamim Ridge, northern Israel

    Israel's army said troops killed an armed man who crossed the Blue Line from Lebanon near Manara, opposite the Lebanese village of Houla, and opened fire on them; no soldiers were hurt. Residents of Manara, Misgav Am, Margaliot and nearby communities were told to stay in shelters during the incident.

    Why it matters It was a rare armed crossing into Israeli territory on a front otherwise dominated by Israeli strikes and Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.

    Sources: L'Orient Today live, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian live blog

  12. 11:20 AM in Beirut

    Israeli strike on Tyre's al-Masaken housing area kills eight; another nearby kills three

    ConfirmedMilitary & securityTyre (Sour), southern Lebanon

    An Israeli strike on the al-Masaken residential area of Tyre killed eight people and wounded 35, including three children, and a separate strike on el-Buss in the Tyre district killed three and wounded nine, Lebanon's National News Agency and Health Ministry said. Two Lebanese Red Cross paramedics were wounded when a vehicle near their base in Tyre was hit.

    Why it matters The strikes came the same morning as Israel's order for the whole city to evacuate, and Tyre's toll was the heaviest in south Lebanon that day.

    Sources: Guardian live, Associated Press, L'Orient Today live, Al Jazeera live, Daily Sabah with agencies, CBS News live, Times of Israel / AFP, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Monday, June 8, 20262 entries

  1. 4:20 PM in Beirut

    Israel resumes strikes around Tyre after Iran's halt, killing five in a car strike

    ReportedMilitary & securityTyre (Sour), southern Lebanon

    After a morning lull, Israeli jets struck the outskirts of Tyre and villages including Burj al-Shemali, Zrarieh, Kharayeb and Kfar Tibnit, and the army ordered residents of Tyre's Zoqaq al-Mafdi area to move north of the Zahrani River. The Health Ministry said a strike on a car in Tyre, in front of a Lebanese Red Cross centre, killed five people and wounded eight, four of them paramedics, and that a dawn strike on Zefta killed seven, including a Syrian child.

    Why it matters An Israeli official said Israel would stop attacking Iran but keep striking south Lebanon 'in full force', and a sweeping evacuation order for Tyre followed the next morning.

    Sources: L'Orient Today, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian live blog, Associated Press

  2. 2:50 PM in Tehran

    Iran declares an end to its attacks on Israel after Trump tells both sides to stop shooting

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Iran

    Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters said its operations against Israel had ended after a 'painful response' to Israeli attacks on Lebanon, and warned of harsher attacks if Israel resumed strikes there; it came less than two hours after Trump posted that Israel and Iran 'must immediately stop shooting'. Israel halted its strikes on Iran at Trump's request, Channel 12 reported, and Netanyahu said Israel would respond forcefully to any new attack.

    Why it matters An Israeli official said strikes in south Lebanon would continue 'in full force', leaving Lebanon as the trigger Iran had named for renewed fighting.

    Sources: L'Orient Today, AP, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

Sunday, June 7, 20262 entries

  1. 6:00 AM in Jerusalem, Jun 8

    Houthis fire missiles at Israel and declare a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea

    OfficialMilitary & securityIsrael and the Red Sea

    Israel's military said a missile was launched from Yemen and intercepted, and the Houthis said they targeted 'sensitive' sites in the Jaffa area and declared a 'complete and absolute ban' on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, saying any Israeli vessel would be a military target. An Israeli military official said the Houthis fired two missiles; no casualties were reported.

    Why it matters It was the Houthis' first attack since the April 8 ceasefire, and it revived the threat to Red Sea shipping that Iranian officials had said the group was weighing.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2)

  2. 5:01 AM in Tehran, Jun 8

    Israel strikes military sites across Iran and a petrochemical plant in Mahshahr

    OfficialMilitary & securityTehran, Isfahan and Mahshahr, Iran

    Israel's military said it hit military targets in western and central Iran, with blasts reported in Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz, and later confirmed striking the Karun petrochemical complex in Mahshahr; Iran said 15 people were wounded, 14 in Mahshahr, and state TV later said two air-defence personnel were killed. The IRGC said its further missile waves targeted Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases and a Haifa chemical plant, and an Israeli official said Iran had fired nearly 30 missiles since Sunday night.

    Why it matters The IRGC said Israel's strike on an energy site had started a 'dangerous game' that would 'encompass all energy targets in the region', hours before Trump demanded that both sides stop.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), Al Jazeera live blog (5), The Guardian live blog, The Guardian live blog (2), The Guardian live blog (3)

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