LIVEAttacks further rattled a fragile April 8 truce as US struggles to strike deal with TehranLast updated: June 08, 2026 | 10:59Gulf News ReportUS-Israel-Iran warIran pounds Israel with missiles, in response to attacks on Beirut.X / @IrnaEnglishIsrael 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.Highlights10:39 AM, 8 June 2026Israeli army reports new missile launches from IranThe Israeli army said it has identified a new wave of missiles launched from Iran toward Israeli territory.“Defence systems are working to intercept the threat,” the military said, urging the public to act responsibly and follow all official instructions.Sirens were heard in Tel Aviv as the latest wave of missiles was reported incoming from Iran.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.10:27 AM, 8 June 2026Yemen's Houthis declare ban on Israeli shipping in Red SeaYemen'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 2026Qatar, Iran discuss US-Iran mediation effortsSheikh 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.09:50 AM, 8 June 2026Iran Guards say struck two air bases in IsraelIran 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 2026Middle East 'does not need an escalation': EU top diplomatEU 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 2026Israel military says struck Iran petrochemical complexIranian media on Monday said Israel had struck a petrochemical company in southwestern Iran, as the warring countries traded fire hours after US President Donald Trump called for restraint."The Zionist enemy has carried out an air attack on the Karun Petrochemical Company in Mahshahr," local media posted on Telegram.It quoted a local law enforcement official as saying that Israeli projectiles struck the facility.State news agency IRNA reported that the special petrochemical economic zone which hosts the company had evacuated "its daytime employees... following an aerial attack by the hostile Zionist enemy".Karoon petrochemical company was founded in 2002-2003 as the first "knowledge based" petrochemical company of Iran.It produces more than 200,000 tonnes of petrochemical products annually according to the figures published on its website.Israel and Iran traded fire hours after US President Donald Trump called on Israel to refrain from retaliating against Tehran's missiles.08:56 AM, 8 June 2026Israeli army says identified new missiles from Iran
