NewsWorld newsMiddle East warLIVEUpdated 7 mins agoThe explosions started shortly after US President Donald Trump's threat of conflict(Image: AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)Updated 23:21, 10 Jun 2026Explosions have been heard in Iran's capital in the early hours of Thursday after the US President Donald Trump threatened to hit the country hard."Another massive explosion in Tehran," journalist Vahid Mirzaei wrote in a post on X.The explosions come just minutes after US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said the Central Command "will be busy tonight" following US President Donald Trump's threat of conflict.CENTCOM forces began launching what it called "additional self-defense strikes" against multiple targets in Iran at the direction of Trump."The strikes are in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression," the CENTCOM post on X continued.Trump, just hours earlier at an Oval Office event, said, "We're going to ⁠be attacking them, ⁠attacking them very hard."Explosions were also heard in Fars city and air defence systems were being activated outside the city.‌View PostView PostToday23:20 BSTTrump: 'We're going to ⁠be attacking them, ⁠attacking them very hard'On Wednesday, Trump told reporters, in reference to Iran: "We're going to ⁠be attacking them, ⁠attacking them very hard."The latest strikes come after US military began targeted sites inside Iran in response to the downing of a military helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz earlier in the week.Iran responded by launching missiles against bases that host US forces in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.For weeks, Trump insisted that a peace deal between the US and Iran is close, but the conflict this week suggests time has run out to reach a diplomatic solution to the crisis, Al Jazeera news agency reported.Today23:12 BSTCENTCOM launches 'additional self-defense strikes'US Central Command shared, in a post on X, that it had launched 'additional self-defense strikes' on direction from US President Donald Trump.The X post read:U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.Today23:09 BSTExplosions heard across IranExplosions have been reported across the following cities:TehranThe southern towns of Sirik and MinabBandar AbbasQeshm islandGorganFars city‌