Updated June 08, 2026, 2:44 AM EDT By NBC News What to knowISRAEL STRIKES TARGETS: The Israeli air force hit military targets of the “Iranian terror regime in western and central Iran" early Monday local time, the Israel Defense Forces said. It later said missiles were launched from Iran toward Israel. IRAN MISSILE STRIKES: The strikes happened hours after Iran launched missiles toward Israel on Sunday, the IDF said, the first strikes Iran has launched toward Israel since a ceasefire was reached in April. The strikes came after Israeli planes struck the southern suburbs of Beirut in retaliation for alleged Hezbollah attacks. POTENTIAL DEAL: President Donald Trump said on "Meet the Press" that the two sides are "very close" to signing an agreement but that some points are still being negotiated.STICKING POINTS: Trump said he wants a provision in the deal to ensure Iran does not have the right to "develop or purchase, acquire or buy" nuclear weapons.INSIGHTS AND ANALYSIS: Get exclusive analysis and insight into the Middle East conflict by becoming an NBC News subscriber. Just nowHouthis claim attack on Israel, threaten vessels in Red SeaYemen's Houthi rebels have claimed a missile attack on Israeli targets in Jaffa and warned that vessels affiliated with Israel are once again a target in the Red Sea. In a statement this morning, the Iran-backed Houthis confirmed the launch of a "barrage of missiles targeting sensitive Israeli enemy targets in the occupied Jaffa area."They said they were also announcing a "complete and total ban" on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea as Israel and Iran traded strikes for the first time since the ceasefire between Washington and Tehran came into effect.The Houthis have so far largely refrained from involvement in the war, but any attacks in the Red Sea could pose a new threat to global shipping and trade.10m ago / 2:34 AM EDTIsrael warns a new barrage of missiles from Iran is incomingThe Israeli military has just issued a warning that a new round of missiles has been launched from Iran."A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat," it said.14m ago / 2:30 AM EDTNo known casualties in Israel at this stage, emergency services sayThere are no known casualties so far in Israel following Iranian missile attacks, said Magen David Adom, the country's emergency services.Medical staff transfer patients to a protected underground facility, following an Iranian missile attack in Tel Aviv today. Ohad Zwigenberg / APIt also said that paramedics were dispatched to the occupied West Bank, and additional teams were deployed to treat "several individuals" who were injured on their way to protected areas.59m ago / 1:45 AM EDTIsrael strikes petrochemical facility in southern IranThe Israeli air force has struck “several targets” at a petrochemical facility in southwestern Iran, the IDF said.The attack damaged parts of the facility in Mahshahr, said Valiollah Hayati, deputy governor for security affairs in Khuzestan Province, according to Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency.“Further details regarding the extent of the damage and any possible casualties will be announced subsequently," Hayati said.3h ago / 12:27 AM EDTIDF says Iran-launched missiles headed for Israel The IDF warned Israelis that it has identified a new round of missiles launched from Iran toward Israel.It said that Israel's defense systems are working to intercept the threat but that people in "relevant areas" are being told via cellphone alerts to seek protected space and stay there until further notice."The public is asked to act responsibly and follow the instructions — they save lives," IDF said on Telegram today.3h ago / 12:15 AM EDTIsrael says missile launched from Yemen soilThe IDF said a missile was launched from the ground in Yemen toward Israeli territory.Israeli aerial defense systems were working to intercept the missile, the IDF said Monday on Telegram. The Associated Press, citing Israel's rescue services, subsequently reported there were no impact and no casualties from the launch.Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen have fired missiles at Israel in the recent past but have not been fully active in the Iran war.3h ago / 12:00 AM EDTIsraeli ambassador to U.S. says Israel targeting Iranian missile sites, infrastructureIsrael is targeting Iranian surface-to-surface missile launch sites, as well as infrastructure not related to the energy sector," Yechiel Leiter, Israel's ambassador to the U.S., said in a post tonight on X.Leiter added that Iran fired 11 ballistic missiles at Israel."No self-respecting country in the world would tolerate such an attack, and neither will Israel," Leiter said. Leiter added that if Hezbollah fires into Israel, they would respond by hitting targets in Dahiya, south of Beirut.NBC News has not independently confirmed what weapons were used or what sites were targeted. Israel has not provided further detail on its targets.3h ago / 11:48 PM EDTU.S. Embassy in Jerusalem tells U.S. government employees to shelter in placeThe U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem told U.S. government employees and their family members to shelter in place today after Iranian strikes were launched earlier in the day.The employees and their families should also "be prepared to move to a protected shelter in the event of a red alert, until further notice," the embassy said in a security alert. "In the event of missile, rocket fire, or hostile aircraft intrusion, a 'red alert' siren may be activated," says the embassy's alert, which was issued before Israeli strikes on Iran. "Follow the instructions from local authorities and the Israeli Home Front Command and seek shelter immediately."It also said consular sections of the U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem and the Embassy Branch Office Tel Aviv are closed Monday.4h ago / 11:29 PM EDTPhoto: Missile fragment examined in IsraelIsraeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted missile in northern Israel early Monday. Earlier, the IDF said it had intercepted missiles Iran had fired toward Israel. Rami Shlush / AP4h ago / 11:05 PM EDTTehran fire department said strikes targeted no urban areasThe Tehran fire department said no urban areas in Tehran have been targeted in strikes by Israel, Iranian state media reported. There were reports of early morning explosions in parts of western Tehran, IRNA reported.5h ago / 10:35 PM EDTRevolutionary Guard says Israel used ballistic missilesThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Israel launched ballistic missiles in strikes targeting its soil, state media reported. The Iranian state news agency IRNA reported the Revolutionary Guard announcement Monday on Telegram. It didn’t provide additional details. It wasn’t clear how many targets were struck or whether there were casualties.The Revolutionary Guard is the most powerful military, political and economic force in Iran.5h ago / 10:26 PM EDTTrump reportedly said he'd tell Israel not to retaliate against IranTrump tried to stop Israel from retaliating against Iran, he said in an interview with Axios today.“I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate," Trump said, according to the outlet, referring to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "Each of them had their fun. Israel had its strike, and Iran had its strike. We don’t need another one."Trump has said Netanyahu “won’t have any choice” but to accept whatever deal he negotiates with Iran.“I call the shots. I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots,” Trump said in an interview with The Financial Times today.5h ago / 10:05 PM EDTBlasts heard in Iranian cities, media reportsSeveral blasts were heard in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, Iran's semiofficial Mehr News Agency reported. 5h ago / 10:05 PM EDTIsraeli military says it struck Iranian targetsIsrael's military said early Monday local time that it struck Iranian military targets in the western and central parts of the country. In said on Telegram that the Israeli air force hit targets "belonging to the Iranian terror regime."It did not provide additional details about the strikes, which came hours after it said Iran launched missiles toward Israel. The IDF said it had intercepted the missiles from Iran.5h ago / 10:05 PM EDTIsrael says Iran launched missiles toward it after Beirut strikes Iran launched multiple barrages of missiles toward Israel on Sunday, according to the Israeli military, after Israeli warplanes struck the southern suburbs of Beirut in retaliation for alleged Hezbollah attacks, threatening to unravel a recently renewed ceasefire.The Israel Defense Forces said it had detected missiles launched from Iran and activated air defense systems to intercept them.The U.S. military is monitoring the “active situation” between Iran and Israel, a U.S. official said. Thus far there has been no U.S. involvement in defending against this round of Iranian missiles, the official said.The U.S. administration is pressing Iran to make a deal to end the war in the Middle East, which has strained the global economy and threatened a hunger crisis in some of the world’s most vulnerable countries.Read the full story here. 0NBC NewsNBC News