LiveLive Updates June 10, 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 10, 2026UpdatesU.S. Embassy in Baghdad issues new warning to citizensIn a statement Wednesday, the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad said that it advised U.S. citizens in Iraq "to maintain heightened readiness and stay alert to local news sources" as "travel disruptions and airspace closures could occur on short notice."Washington previously issued a warning for U.S. citizens not to travel to Iraq and advised those there to leave. The statement reiterated that warning.‘Hitting hard’: Hegseth says U.S. will bomb key facilities in Iran overnightDefense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the military will strike Iran "hard" Wednesday night following threats for more strikes from Trump earlier in the day.While Trump said the strikes are further retaliation for what he said is Iran's downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter, Hegseth said they are happening "not because we want to restart anything" but because the Pentagon "is prepared to set the terms to ensure that we get the kind of deal President Trump expects.""Those strikes that will happen tonight will be strong; they will be clear," Hegseth said. "If they have to happen tomorrow night, they will be strong and they will be clear."He added that the pilots of an Apache helicopter that was shot down in the Strait of Hormuz were in "good shape."See full story.No sustainable deal can be reached under threats, Iran's UN envoy tells Security CouncilIran's Ambassador to the United Nations Amir Saeid Iravani told the Security Council on Wednesday that a sustainable deal to end the war could not be reached through threats, intimidation and the use of force and urged the U.S. to refrain from threats like those made by President Donald Trump on Wednesday."Iran has never negotiated under threats and pressure and will never submit to pressure or question," he said."If Washington is genuinely interested in a diplomatic solution, it must abandon the language of terrorism and engage with Iran on the basis of mutual respect, sovereign equality, and full adherence to international law," the Iranian ambassador added.Iran security chief says 'this time the war won't be limited to the region'The head of Iran's parliamentary committee for national security, Ebrahim Azizi, said on X that "the number of American casualties is already far higher than Trump confirms, and it will rise."Azizi also said, "This time, the war won't be limited to the region."We're not afraid of fighting losers.