The United States launched fresh strikes on Iran overnight as efforts to end the three-month conflict stalled, while Tehran warned it would target any vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz after claiming attacks on ships and US assets in Bahrain and Kuwait. Washington said commercial traffic through the strategic waterway was continuing despite Iran's declaration that the passage had been closed. Follow our live coverage for the latest updates.07:16 AM, 12 June 2026We are closing this live coverage now. For the latest updates, click here.01:56 AM, 12 June 2026Iran has not fully confirmed the 'deal', Ghalibaf warns of 'endless quagmire'Despite US President Donald Trump's optimism, Iranian officials have publicly pushed back on claims that a final agreement has been "approved". Sources in Tehran told Axios that key issues remain unresolved and that Iran's leadership has not yet given final authorisation to any memorandum of understanding with Washington.This means the announcement remains largely a US claim until formally endorsed by Iran.01:56 AM, 12 June 2026What Trump says is in the US-Iran 'deal'According to Trump and US officials cited in recent reports, the emerging framework would include:Reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.Extension of the current ceasefire.New negotiations on Iran's nuclear program.Guarantees of unrestricted maritime traffic through the waterway.Broader regional coordination involving Gulf states and other Middle Eastern leaders.Trump said he had spoken with leaders from Israel, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain, Kuwait and Turkey as part of the diplomatic effort.Robert Satloff, executive director of the U.S.-based think tank The Washington Institute for Near East Policy, suggested that the “deal” President Donald Trump has repeatedly referenced may not be a sweeping peace agreement but rather a more limited arrangement centered on extending the current ceasefire. Speaking during a Washington Institute discussion on the US-Iran crisis, Satloff indicated that the most realistic near-term outcome could be a continuation of the truce while negotiations continue on broader issues such as Iran’s nuclear program and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz.Satloff said: "'Unconditional surrender', as the president proclaimed, is not on the table. Regime change is not on the table. We're talking about much, much less than what the President said at various points earlier in the conflict... Missiles, unlikely; proxies, unlikely. At most, what we're really talking about is an extension of the ceasefire, to allow for something else to happen, maybe talks about nuclear issues."01:41 AM, 12 June 2026Strait of Hormuz will 'open' after Iran settlement: TrumpUS President Donald Trump said Thursday that the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz would reopen once what he described as a “great settlement” with Iran is signed, possibly as early as this weekend in Europe. Trump said the proposed agreement would prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon and would end the latest phase of the conflict involving the United States, Israel and Iran. "11:38 PM, 11 June 2026Trump says 'great settlement' made with IranUS President Donald Trump on Thursday announced a "great settlement" with Iran to end the Middle East war, saying he expected a deal to be signed in Europe in the coming days."We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office, saying that they would "subject to finalisation of documents, which should get done, over the next few days, probably have a signing, maybe in Europe."11:37 PM, 11 June 2026Trump says Iran deal signing 'maybe in Europe'11:11 PM, 11 June 2026Tehran has not yet approved text for US dealIran's Fars news agency, citing an unnamed source, said on Thursday that Tehran has not yet approved a text for any deal with the United States. "No text has been approved for an initial memorandum of understanding with the United States," said Fars, quoting what it said was an informed source close to Iran's negotiating team.US President Donald Trump had earlier said he had called off planned strikes on Iran and flagged the signing of a possible deal with Tehran. "Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have... cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump posted on his Truth Social network.10:42 PM, 11 June 2026Kuwait says morning Iran strikes hit airport radar, caused injuriesKuwait said the Iranian strikes that targeted its territory on Thursday morning had damaged an airport radar and caused injuries."The airport's radar was targeted this morning," Kuwait's civil aviation body said in a letter addressed to the International Civil Aviation Organization. It added that the attack "injured people and caused significant material damage and losses affecting radar facilities, equipment and air traffic management systems".09:49 PM, 11 June 2026US stocks rally, oil prices tumble as Trump cancels strikes on Iran09:40 PM, 11 June 2026Trump flags possible Iran deal signing after 'highest level' talksUS President Donald Trump said he was calling off strikes on Iran on Thursday and flagged the signing of a possible deal with Tehran after top-level talks."Based on the fact that discussions with the Islamic Republic of Iran have been brought to the highest level of Iranian leadership and approved, I have... cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening," Trump said on his Truth Social network."Time and place of the signing to be announced shortly," added Trump.09:40 PM, 11 June 2026Trump says cancelling Iran strikes on Thursday09:36 PM, 11 June 2026West Bank farmers slam Israeli damage to water systemsIsraeli construction has destroyed irrigation systems on an agricultural plain near Tubas in the north of the occupied West Bank, causing fields to dry up and livestock to go thirsty, farmers told AFP.Three farmers said the Israeli army had, for several months, been building a 22-kilometre military road linking the villages of Ein Shibli and Tayasir.The construction work destroyed their water pipes that watered their fields and livestock.They complained that the Israeli army often prevents them from accessing their land and had installed a metal barrier restricting movement.The military said the work in the area was part of a project responding to a "clear security necessity".09:11 PM, 11 June 2026Iran commander warns of 'more widespread' war if US attacksIran's top military commander warned on Thursday that any renewed US attacks on his country would trigger a tougher response and plunge the wider region into a new round of instability.General Ali Abdollahi, commander of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, warned in a statement that "if the United States once again seeks to carry out attacks against heroic Iran, it will receive a harsher response than before, and the flames of war, in addition to creating insecurity in the region, will become more widespread and far-reaching".09:06 PM, 11 June 2026CENTCOM: Hormuz open, Iran doesn't control itIn a graphic posted on X, US Central Command said it has established safe corridors for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, declaring the waterway open for transit. According to the post, the routes are available to any vessel that is not breaching the blockade on Iran, and hundreds of ships have already passed through over the past two months. CENTCOM added that US forces are positioned to defend against Iranian aggression and emphasized that Iran does not control the strait. 08:49 PM, 11 June 2026Israel releases Hamas co-founder after two years of detentionThe son of a Hamas co-founder said that Israeli authorities released his father in the occupied West Bank on Thursday after holding him without trial for more than two years.Hassan Yousef, 71, was "freed near the southern West Bank city of Hebron" and taken to a hospital in Ramallah where he resides, his son Owais Yousef said.Yousef is a senior leader of Hamas in the West Bank, having co-founded the group in the 1980s along with Sheikh Ahmad Yassine and other Palestinian members of the Muslim Brotherhood.Yousef had been held in Israeli administrative detention since October 2023, shortly after the Hamas attack on Israel that sparked the war in Gaza.08:28 PM, 11 June 2026IMF cuts eurozone growth forecast on energy risksThe International Monetary Fund warned Thursday that the energy price shock from the Middle East war, now in its fourth month, would drag down eurozone growth more than it previously expected, while pushing up inflation further.Even if surging oil and gas prices are "temporary", the fund said consumer confidence would weaken amid more persistent energy market disruptions, raising the risk of spending pullbacks.Eurozone growth is now forecast at 0.9 percent this year, down from its April forecast of 1.1 percent, before increasing to 1.2 percent in 2027.Inflation meanwhile will reach 2.8 percent this year, above the April forecast of 2.6 percent and an increase of 0.8 percentage points from before the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran in late February.08:25 PM, 11 June 2026Israeli strikes on Lebanon's Tyre wound 10 hospital staffA strike wounded 10 staff members of a hospital in the Lebanese city of Tyre on Thursday, the facility's director told AFP, as Israeli raids continue in the country's south.All three of the historic city's hospitals have been hit since the start of the latest war between Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah and Israel in early March."An area located around 15 metres (50 feet) from the hospital was targeted, and 10 members of the medical and administrative staff were wounded," said Dr Salman Aydibi, who runs Hiram hospital.08:17 PM, 11 June 2026Iran negotiator warns of 'endless quagmire' if US makes 'impulsive' decisions08:11 PM, 11 June 2026Stocks rebound, oil wobbles as traders weigh IranEuropean and US stocks rose Thursday while oil prices wavered following the latest flare-up in the Middle East war, with investors also assessing the outlook for US and European interest rates as inflation rises.The European Central Bank, as widely expected, raised interest rates for the first time since 2023 after the Iran war sent oil and gas prices soaring as the Strait of Hormuz was cut off to Gulf tanker traffic."The rate hike should be seen as an insurance move to reinforce the ECB's inflation fighting credibility, not as the beginning of an aggressive tightening cycle," said Stefan Gerlach, chief economist at EFG Bank in Zurich and a former deputy governor of Ireland's central bank.The increase made the ECB the first of the world's major central banks to lift borrowing costs in response to the energy shock unleashed by the US-Israeli war against Iran.06:25 PM, 11 June 2026Arab region at critical juncture: Saqr GhobashSaqr Ghobash, Speaker of the Federal National Council (FNC), affirmed that the Arab and Gulf regions are passing through a critical and pivotal stage in their contemporary history that requires strengthening joint Arab action and consolidating the foundations of security, stability and development.He stressed the importance of building a regional security system based on respect for the sovereignty of states and non-interference in their internal affairs.His remarks came during his address to the 39th virtual meeting of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, held today under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Shura Council of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, with the participation of speakers and members of Arab parliamentary delegations and in the presence of Dr. Ahmed bin Alawi Baabood, Secretary-General of the Union06:23 PM, 11 June 2026Iran’s persistence in repeated attacks reflects aggressive approachMohammed bin Ahmed Al Yamahi, President of the Arab Parliament, affirmed that the Iranian attacks targeting a number of Arab countries, and the threats they pose to their security, stability and sovereignty, represent a dangerous escalation and a violation of international law, the United Nations Charter and the principles of good neighbourliness.He stressed that the Iranian regime’s persistence in repeating such attacks reveals an aggressive approach that undermines prospects for achieving security and stability in the region.His remarks came in a speech delivered during the 39th session of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union Conference, which was held virtually under the chairmanship of Sheikh Dr. Abdullah bin Mohammed Al-Sheikh, Speaker of the Saudi Shura Council and President of the Arab Inter-Parliamentary Union, under the theme “Arab Parliamentary Vision for a More Stable and Sustainable Future.”Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.06:11 PM, 11 June 2026G7 allies seek to bridge Trump divide at summitEurope's leading nations and their G7 allies will seek to narrow differences with Donald Trump at a summit from Monday in France chaired by French President Emmanuel Macron but expected to be dominated by the US leader's presence.Participants on the shores of Lake Geneva will be looking to put the sparkle and fizz back into relations with the United States, in the French spa resort of Evian-les-Bains famed as the home of Evian mineral water.The G7 summit will be one of the first major international gatherings since the United States and its ally Israel began a war against Iran in late February, upending the Middle East and widening transatlantic tensions.05:29 PM, 11 June 2026US wholesale prices jump 6.5%Wholesale prices in the United States rose sharply in May, registering their highest 12-month increase in more than three years, as surging energy prices due to the war on Iran course through the world's largest economy.The Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 6.5 percent for the 12 months ending in May, the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) said on Thursday, the highest level since November 2022.Month-on-month prices rose by 1.1 percent, which was higher than market expectations.The United States has been battling stubbornly high inflation since the Covid-19 pandemic, with President Donald Trump's signature tariffs and the US-Israel war on Iran piling pressure on prices.05:11 PM, 11 June 2026Trump 'would rather not' hit Iran civilian sitesUS President Donald Trump told Fox News on Thursday that he would "rather not" hit Iran's civilian infrastructure, as he vowed to step up American strikes on the Islamic Republic."Yeah, but I'd rather not do it, because once you do that, the people suffer," Trump said when asked if the United States would start attacking power plants and bridges as he has previously threatened.Get updated faster and for FREE: Download the Gulf News app now - simply click here.05:02 PM, 11 June 2026US to use Iran funds to repay Gulf allies' damageUS Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent vowed Thursday to use Iranian funds to pay for damages that the country causes on Gulf allies, warning of sharp economic consequences from Tehran's attacks."Any damage it inflicts on our allies in the Gulf will be paid for with funds extracted from Iranian Accounts," Bessent wrote on X.He also added that "any tolls paid to the Persian Gulf Strait Authority will be offset by funds extracted from their accounts."04:39 PM, 11 June 2026Trump says US will take over main Iranian oil terminalsUS President Donald Trump vowed fresh strikes on Iran Thursday, adding that US forces would soon seize the country's key oil infrastructure.The US military will hit Iran "VERY HARD TONIGHT," Trump said in a Truth Social post."At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela," he added.04:22 PM, 11 June 2026Kuwait intercepts 24 Iranian dronesKuwait's air defences engaged a fresh wave of Iranian ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, countering 24 UAVs in the latest assault, according to the Army General Staff. Figures released by the Ministry of Defence on 11 June 2026 and published through the state news agency KUNA show that since the start of what Kuwait called the Iranian aggression against the state, its forces have detected and destroyed 893 drones, 379 ballistic missiles and 15 cruise missiles.03:55 PM, 11 June 2026US disables third tanker breaching Iran blockadeUS forces struck and disabled a third commercial oil tanker attempting to bypass their blockade of Iranian ports this week, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Thursday, adding that it was the ninth such attack since the blockade began.American forces "acted against Guinea-Bissau flagged M/T Jalveer as it attempted to transport oil from Iran through the Gulf of Oman," CENTCOM said. "A US aircraft fired two Hellfire missiles into the ship's engine room after the crew repeatedly failed to comply with directions from US forces."03:47 PM, 11 June 2026Iran state TV says blast heard off southern Gulf coast, cause unknownIranian state television said Thursday that a blast was heard in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast of the southern port city Sirik, with the cause unknown. "A few minutes ago, an explosion was heard in the Sirik area at sea," a state television reporter said from the area, without providing further information.03:47 PM, 11 June 2026Israel denies entry to French journalistIsraeli authorities on Thursday denied entry to French reporter Alice Froussard, who has been covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict for French public service broadcasters Radio France and Radio France Internationale.The Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism said that Alice Froussard, "who sought to return and work in Israel on a permanent basis," was "deported this morning and put on a flight back to France" on the ministry's recommendation. The minister accused the reporter of supporting Hamas. 03:33 PM, 11 June 2026Japan's July oil imports to return to pre-war levelJapan will secure the same volume of crude oil imports in July as it did the year prior, its leader said Thursday, crediting alternative sources obtained despite the Middle East war's impact.Japan relied on the Middle East for over 90 percent of its oil imports but has significantly diversified its supply chain, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi told a special meeting of her ministers. The United States expanded its exports tenfold and Japan also managed to approach other oil producers, she said."In addition to the United States, from which shipments arrived from Alaska last week, imports have been secured from Latin America, the Asia-Pacific region, Central Asia and Africa, as well as, most recently, Canada," she said.03:28 PM, 11 June 2026Iran's World Cup team finds supporters in MexicoIran's national football team walked out of their hotel in Tijuana to cheers on Wednesday, with Mexican supporters hoping to lift the spirits of a side whose World Cup campaign has been partly overshadowed by war."Vamos Iran! Vamos Iran!" chanted around 30 fans, who asked Iranian footballers for autographs as though they were supporting their own national team.Jose Leyva, a 28-year-old pizzeria worker, waited several hours by the fence to get a signature from Mehdi Taremi, Iran's star striker."I feel bad for them," Leyva told AFP. "In my view, politics shouldn't be mixed with sports."This year's World Cup -- co-hosted by Mexico, the United States and Canada -- has felt the impact of the Middle East war, which began in February with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.03:02 PM, 11 June 2026US Navy attacks 3 Indian-flagged vessels: IndiaThree Indian-flagged vessels were attacked by the US Navy, India's Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.In a statement, the ministry said the three vessels came under attack by the US Navy. It added that two of the ships are subject to sanctions, while the third is classified as a non-compliant vessel.Meanwhile, India's Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said 13 Indian-flagged ships are stranded in the Strait of Hormuz.02:45 PM, 11 June 2026Kuwait condemns Iran attacks on Bahrain, JordanKuwait has strongly condemned treacherous Iranian attacks targeting Bahrain and Jordan, expressing solidarity with both countries following the incidents.In a statement issued on Thursday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said Kuwait denounces the attacks and the resulting material damage to civilian property, calling them a violation of the sovereignty, security and territorial integrity of both nations.The ministry said the targeting of civilians and civilian infrastructure represents a clear breach of international law and international humanitarian law, which prohibits indiscriminate attacks and attacks on non-military targets.Kuwait reaffirmed its full support for Bahrain and Jordan and said it stands in solidarity with both countries in any measures they take to protect their security and stability.02:34 PM, 11 June 2026UAE strongly condemns renewed hostile attacks by Iran on Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan