US, Iran hit each other again as hopes for quick peace deal fade
A man walks past Iran's national flag and a banner bearing the images of the late founder of the Islamic Revolution supreme leader Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini (L), the late Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and his son, the current supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei (R), erected along a street at the Vanak Square in Tehran on June 10, 2026.(AFP)
The United States launched fresh attacks against Iran on June 11, prompting Tehran to retaliate, as U.S. leaders accused their counterparts of dragging out negotiations for a deal to end the three-month war.
The second straight day of tit-for-tat strikes, with Iran targeting U.S. bases across the Gulf, sent oil prices rising again.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on June 11 that it had fired ballistic missiles at a U.S. command center in Jordan, according to state media.
