June 08, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 08, 2026UpdatesTrump calls on Israel, Iran to 'immediately stop shooting,' says both sides seeking cease-fireU.S. President Donald Trump called on Israel and Iran to "stop immediately firing" in a post on his Truth Social platform, saying: "You fired your missiles, and that's enough – now return to the negotiating table and close a deal." Credit: U.S. President Donald Trump's TruthSocial post, Monday.Trump added in a separate post that both sides were moving toward an immediate cease-fire, saying they were "looking to do an immediate cease-fire."He added that negotiations on what he described as a "peace" agreement were underway, calling them "final negotiations on 'peace'… subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way."U.S. President Donald Trump speaking to reporters, last week. Credit: Nathan Howard/ReutersU.S. President Donald Trump speaking to reporters, last week. Credit: Nathan Howard/ReutersTrump also said the Hormuz blockade would remain in place until a final deal is reached, saying they would stay "in full force and effect, until a 'final deal' is reached."The statement followed reports that Trump had urged Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to Iranian fire toward northern Israel, while also appealing to Iran to halt its attacks. In a phone interview with the Financial Times, Trump said he – not Netanyahu – is "calling the shots" in the Middle East conflict, adding he was confident a deal with Iran would be reached despite the escalation.He said renewed fighting would not derail the talks.Meanwhile, the IDF said it struck several targets inside Iran in recent hours, including air defense systems, military sites and a petrochemical facility. Iran continued firing toward Israel, with around 30 missiles launched since fighting resumed last night.Read the full articleIsrael military official: IDF struck petrochemical complex in southwest Iran used to produce ballistic missilesThe Israeli Air Force struck military targets in central and western Iran early Monday morning, the army said. Iranian media reported explosions in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, as well as near Kharg Island.Iran closed the airspace around Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport, the country's main airfield, after the Israeli attack.The site of an Israeli strike in Iran on Monday. Credit: IDF SpokespersonThe site of an Israeli strike in Iran on Monday. Credit: IDF SpokespersonLater, the army said it struck a petrochemical plant in southwestern Iran. In the first hit on an energy site inside Iran since the April 8 cease-fire, Israel said it struck targets at the Mahshahr petrochemical complex, while a provincial official told Iran's semi-official Fars news agency ‌parts of the plant were damaged.Read the full articleGaza Health Ministry: Nine killed and 43 wounded by IDF fire in past 24 hoursNine people were killed and 43 wounded arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip by Israeli fire in the past 24 hours, the Gaza Health Ministry said.Since the cease-fire on October 11, the ministry said 970 people have been killed and 3,063 wounded, and 782 bodies have been recovered.Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Palestinians inspect the rubble of a building destroyed in an Israeli airstrike at Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, Sunday. Credit: Abdel Kareem Hana/AP Since the start of the war, it said the total stands at 72,980 killed and 173,171 wounded.U.S. envoy to Lebanon says negotiations with Lebanon–Israel track to resume in WashingtonThe U.S. ambassador to Lebanon said talks under the Lebanese–American–Israeli negotiation track are set to resume in Washington and urged continued engagement to end Lebanon's current crisis, according to remarks by President Joseph Aoun's office.In comments after meeting Aoun, U.S. envoy Michel Issa said the discussions covered the negotiation process and the implications of ongoing diplomatic efforts, adding that Washington does not seek to expand the confrontation.Israel-Lebanon talks mediated by the U.S. on Friday, in Washington. Credit: Shmulik Almani, Israeli EmbassyIsrael-Lebanon talks mediated by the U.S. on Friday, in Washington. Credit: Shmulik Almani, Israeli EmbassyIssa said it was important for Lebanese leaders to choose a path forward "even individually" to resolve the situation, and praised Lebanon's negotiating team as professional and active.He said President Donald Trump is closely following developments in Lebanon, and described the resumption of talks in Washington as part of a broader effort that would not resolve all issues in a single session but could advance the process.IDF: Preparing for 'at least several days of conflict' with Iran, says it is operating in coordination with U.S. The Israeli army said it is preparing for at least several days of conflict with Iran, or a prolonged campaign, and is operating in coordination with the United States, according to a military statement.The army said the U.S. is coordinating with Israel and cooperating in air defense efforts, while stressing that Israeli Air Force strikes in Iran were carried out in two waves using Israeli aircraft only, including refueling planes.The IDF said it held an overnight situation assessment and is operating according to pre-prepared plans. It added that Hezbollah has so far not joined the fighting with strikes against Israel, but that preparations are in place for the possibility that it may do so.4 hours agoIranian air defenses shoot down drone over Tehran as explosions reported in capital and IsfahanIranian air defenses shot down a drone over Tehran on Monday, according to the Mehr news agency, as residents reported hearing explosions in the capital and authorities activated air defense systems.Iranian SNN news agency said air defenses were deployed in central and western Tehran to respond to what it described as suspicious aerial targets.Separately, Iranian reports said additional explosions were heard in the central city of Isfahan.'Conflict could expand to regional energy targets,' Iran says after IDF strikes petrochemical plantIran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said the conflict "could expand to all energy targets in the region" following Israel's strike on petrochemical facilities in Iran, according to Iranian reports.The IRGC accused the United States of bearing responsibility for possible consequences for the global economy, calling it the "main instigator of the crisis."It also claimed that Iran's air force struck "similar facilities in Haifa," northern Israel, in response to the attack on energy infrastructure in Iran.Read the full articleIDF says it carried out large-scale strike on Iranian air defense systemsThe Israeli military said it carried out a large-scale strike on strategic air defense systems in Iran on Monday, targeting efforts to rebuild its detection and defense capabilities.The military said the systems targeted had recently been deployed across several areas in Iran, and were intended to restore capabilities degraded in previous operations.In the NewsIsrael Carries Out 3,500 Strikes Despite Lebanon Cease-fire, Lebanese PM SaysClose to 140 U.K. Labour MPs Call to Ban Trade With West Bank SettlementsAmid Another Round With Iran, Israel Faces a $15 Billion Defense Budget GapIsrael's New 'Iran Spies': Young, Broke and Mostly CluelessIsrael Strikes Multiple Targets Across Iran, Including Petrochemical PlantRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMI'We Were Ordered to Kill': The 1967 Nakba That Israelis Don't Know About'Israel Is Unstoppable, We Need Other Countries to Get Us Out of This''Fucking Crazy': Trump Lashes Out at Netanyahu Over Lebanon, Report SaysThe Paradigm That Led to Oct. 7 Didn't Collapse, It Was Fiction From the StartHow the U.S. Air Force Is Turning Israel's Ben-Gurion Airport Into Its Own Base'Server in the Sky': How Israeli Drones Became a 'Target Generator' Over Gaza