Donald Trump says he does not believe Israel will go back to war with Iran, after the US president warned Benjamin Netanyahu he might find himself fighting alone if he restarted attacks.
Trump spoke to reporters on Monday night after Iran and Israel had committed conditionally to halting attacks after the two sides exchanged fire for the first time since the April truce, threatening to plunge the Middle East back into full-scale war.
When asked whether the US would back Israel if Netanyahu reopened the conflict with Iran, Trump told Sky News: “I don't think it'll happen. It's all working out very well. Iran is doing what they have to do.”
He said of Netanyahu: “If I tell him to do something, he does it.”
Axios had earlier reported Trump as having warned the Israeli prime minister that he might find himself fighting alone if he went back to war with Iran. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said.
Israel attacked Iran after Tehran fired missiles towards Israel late on Sunday, which it said were in response to Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Key Points
- Iran announces end of military operations against Israel - for now
- Israel halts strikes on Iran at Trump's request - report
- US is responsible for resumed Iran-Israel conflict, says Tehran
- Israel has struck Lebanon nearly 3,500 times since US announced ceasefire, says PM
Vance says US in strong position to secure Iran deal
04:40 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Vice president JD Vance has claimed the US is in a good position to secure a peace deal with Iran.
"The Iranians don't want this war to continue. It's not in their best interest, and I think they're coming to the table, putting some real things on the table, we're of course going to verify," Vance told Fox News.
Vance claimed that recent negotiations had moved in a positive direction. "If we get to this deal, it's going to be a home-run win for the American people," he said.
Trump booed at the Knicks game
04:39 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
President Donald Trump was loudly booed inside New York City’s Madison Square Garden as he watched his hometown Knicks take on the San Antonio Spurs in game three of the NBA Finals.
The crowd first began to boo when the president appeared on the jumbotron during the singing of the national anthem.
President Trump took in the opening ceremonies from a private box with a smirk and saluted.
More here.
Crowd boos Trump during national anthem at NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden
Tehran reopens its main international airport
04:30 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Tehran's international airport reopened after flight operations were suspended on Sunday due to Israeli missile strikes.
Local media reported that flights carrying hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia were among the first to land at the reopened Imam Khomeini Airport.
Oil prices slightly up after Israel and Iran halt strikes
04:15 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Oil prices inched up in early trade after Iran and Israel left the door open to a possible resumption of attacks on each other, though they had called a halt to hostilities following an appeal from president Donald Trump.
Brent crude futures rose 13 cents, or 0.14 per cent, to $94.38 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate was up 11 cents, or 0.12 per cent, at $91.41 a barrel.
Prices climbed as much as 5 per cent in the previous session after renewed Israeli strikes on Iran and attacks in Lebanon reduced hopes of an imminent end to the wider war, but pared gains after Iran's armed forces announced the end of military operations against Israel.
Trump says Israel and Iran both want immediate ceasefire
04:04 , Alisha Rahaman Sarkar
Donald Trump has claimed that Israel and Iran wanted an immediate ceasefire after both sides halted strikes.
"Final negotiations on 'Peace' are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way," he wrote on social media.
In an interview with Axios published yesterday, Trump said he warned Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu that if the Israeli leader went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone.
"I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said.
Lebanese president appeals to Israeli government to pursue talks, not war
03:00 , James Reynolds
Lebanese president Joseph Aoun made a rare direct appeal to Israel to come to the negotiating table to end the war, warning that a military solution "will never provide you with security and safety."
"We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let's sit and talk," said Aoun in a CNN interview aired Monday.
The Lebanese government is in direct talks with Israel, mediated by Washington, to reach a full cessation of hostilities, despite opposition by armed group Hezbollah, which is fighting Israeli troops in southern Lebanon.
Aoun said he would not meet Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war. He said any deal would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.
"We need to end the state of hostility between Lebanon and Israel. Forever. And this (pact) could be a path forward for a just and lasting peace," Aoun said.
Aoun said Lebanon would move in line with the 2002 Arab Peace Initiative, which offers normalization with Israel across the Arab world in exchange for Palestinian statehood and Israel's withdrawal from occupied territories.
"But we cannot jump from A to B directly. We have to go through different steps," Aoun said.
Watch: When is a ceasefire no longer a ceasefire?
02:00 , James Reynolds
The Independent View: Donald Trump’s ‘stop shooting’ demand is no substitute for a ceasefire
01:00 , James Reynolds
Editorial: More than 100 days into a conflict he initiated, the US president has halted a cycle of retaliatory strikes between Iran and Israel. How long that holds is as uncertain as the dwindling influence he still commands:
Donald Trump’s ‘stop shooting’ demand is no substitute for a ceasefire
In full: Iran and Israel pause strikes after desperate Trump plea – but vow to resume attacks if ceasefire breached
Tuesday 9 June 2026 00:00 , James Reynolds
Iran and Israel have called off strikes following a desperate plea by Donald Trump, as a escalation of violence between the countries threatened peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
More than three months after the US and Israel launched war on Iran on 28 February, and two months into a ceasefire, the latest tit-for-tat escalation prompted fears that a full-blown conflict could resume.
Trump, who has been wrangling with Tehran for weeks over a long-term ceasefire, lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and agreeing a new nuclear deal, urged both sides to hold their fire or risk a collapse in talks.
Iran and Israel pause strikes after desperate Trump plea – for now
In full: A timeline of how strikes between Israel and Iran over the conflict in Lebanon almost reopened the hot conflict in the Middle East
Monday 8 June 2026 23:42 , James Reynolds
All times are in UK time (BST) unless otherwise stated. Times are taken from contemporary reporting on events and public announcements.
Iran launches waves of missiles at Israel
15:50 Sunday: An Iranian lawmaker says Iran will deliver ‘painful response’ for Israel’s operations in Lebanon.
19:55: The IDF says it is preparing for fire towards Israel in the coming hours.
20:03: IDF says it has identified missiles launched towards Israel from Iran ‘a short time ago’.
20:15: IDF detects additional launches from Iran.
20:35: Israel reports additional launches from Iran.
20:40: Iran says it targeted an Israeli airbase with ballistic missiles, which could fly between the countries potentially in under 15 minutes.
Israel responds to Iranian attack
21:05: Axios reports Trump says he will call Netanyahu and urge him not to strike back.
21:55: Israeli media reports Trump has called Netanyahu. Axios corroborates soon after.
00:20: US official says they do not believe an Israeli strike is imminent.
00:50: US State Department reports indication of missiles, drones or rockets over Jordanian airspace, to Israel’s east.
02:23: Witnesses report the sound of explosions in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan, followed by reports of an explosion near Iran’s Karaj.
02:30: Israel says it struck targets in western and central Iran.
Iran fires back at Israel
03:50: The IDF says it identified a missile launch from Yemen towards Israel.
05:00: Israel reports that it had intercepted more missiles fired from Iran.
05:35: Iran says a petrochemical plant in the southeast was hit.
05:37: Israel working to intercept missiles launched from Iran.
06:10: IRGC says they hit more Israeli bases in response to Israeli attacks.
07:00: Yemen’s Houthis say they have attacked Israel.
08:35: IRGC says they responded to attack on chemical plant with similar attack on Haifa.
09:10: Reports of explosions in Tehran, followed by reports of drone downing over capital.
10:30: IDF says it is prepared for short conflict or ‘as long as it takes’
Trump mediated de-escalation
10:37: Trump says both sides must stop shooting immediately.
10:54: Iran also says it is ready for a prolonged conflict.
12:15: Iran announces end of military operations against Israel.
12:50: An Israeli source says Trump and Netanyahu also spoke on Monday.
13:20: Israeli media reports Israel has agreed to halt strikes on Trump’s request.
The Latest: Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his ‘no new wars’ campaign message
Monday 8 June 2026 23:00 , James Reynolds
President Donald Trump is dismissing the idea that launching the war with Iran this year betrayed his refrain of “No new wars” that he made repeatedly as he campaigned again for the White House.
It came hours before Israel and Iran traded fire in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war.
The Latest: Trump dismisses idea that Iran betrays his ‘no new wars’ campaign message
Iran struck by earthquake
Monday 8 June 2026 22:52 , James Reynolds
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck Sargaz in Iran's southern Hormozgan province early on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported.
The quake was at a depth of 22 km (13.67 miles), it said.
Netanyahu did not defy me on striking Iran, says Trump
Monday 8 June 2026 22:49 , James Reynolds
Speaking to the BBC, Donald Trump insists that Benjamin Netanyahu did not defy him by firing back at Iran.
“No, no. They had already gone. They had already gone. They were already on their way," he told the broadcaster.
Trump also said of the Israeli prime minister: "If I tell him to do something, he does it."
I don't think Israel will go back to war with Iran, says Trump
Monday 8 June 2026 22:27 , James Reynolds
Asked whether the US would back Israel if Netanyahu reopens the war with Iran, Donald Trump tells Sky News: “I don't think it'll happen. It's all working out very well. Iran is doing what they have to do; I don’t think that's going to happen, ok?”
Asked what he would do if Netanyahu goes against his wishes, the president reportedly hung up.
Earlier, he told Axios that in his call to Netanyahu, he said “Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon”.
IDF looking into multiple warnings for inbound hostile aircraft
Monday 8 June 2026 22:21 , James Reynolds
Two posts from the IDF in quick succession say sirens “regarding a hostile aircraft infiltration” were sounded in the areas of Even Menachem and Shomera, and also in the area of Eilat.
In both cases, the details are under review.
IDF says sirens sounding over 'hostile aircraft infiltration'
Monday 8 June 2026 22:19 , James Reynolds
The Israeli military says that sirens regarding hostile aircraft infiltration were sounded in the area of Eilat.
Watch: PM Netanyahu says Israel will strike Iran again if attacked
Monday 8 June 2026 22:00 , James Reynolds
Trump warned Netanyahu he might end up fighting alone if he escalated with Iran, Axios reports
Monday 8 June 2026 21:30 , James Reynolds
Donald Trump reportedly told Benjamin Netanyahu that if he went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone.
He told Axios: “I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon.'”
🚨NEW: Trump told me that he'd warned Netanyahu that if he went back to war with Iran, he might find himself fighting alone. "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,'" Trump said https://t.co/KkjUmfPzoi
— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) June 8, 2026
In full: Iran and Israel pause strikes after desperate Trump plea – but vow to resume attacks if ceasefire breached
Monday 8 June 2026 21:00 , James Reynolds
Iran and Israel have called off strikes following a desperate plea by Donald Trump, as a escalation of violence between the countries threatened peace negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
More than three months after the US and Israel launched war on Iran on 28 February, and two months into a ceasefire, the latest tit-for-tat escalation prompted fears that a full-blown conflict could resume.
Trump, who has been wrangling with Tehran for weeks over a long-term ceasefire, lifting the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz and agreeing a new nuclear deal, urged both sides to hold their fire or risk a collapse in talks.
Iran and Israel pause strikes after desperate Trump plea – for now
New security belt to take place from the Gulf to the Red Sea, Iran's Quds Force commander says
Monday 8 June 2026 19:42 , James Reynolds
The commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards Quds Force Esmaeil Qaani said a new security belt of Resistance will be established from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab El-Mandeb Strait, off Yemen, and from the Gulf to the Red Sea, according to comments carried by state media.
Iranian officials use the term Resistance, or Axis of Resistance to refer to Iranian allies in the region including Yemen's Houthis.
US forces disabled unladen oil tanker in Gulf of Oman, says Centcom
Monday 8 June 2026 19:15 , James Reynolds
US Centcom says in a statement that American forces “disabled” an unladen tanker in the Gulf of Oman that they say had transgressed their blockade by trying to reach an Iranian port.
Centcom said it disabled the Palau-flagged M/T Marivex with a precision munition fired from an F/A-18 Super Hornet from USS Abraham Lincoln after the crew “failed to comply with directions from US forces”.
“Marivex is no longer sailing to Iran,” the statement adds.
Lebanese president makes appeal to Israeli government to pursue talks, not war
Monday 8 June 2026 19:10 , James Reynolds
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun made a rare public appeal to the Israeli government and people in an interview with CNN aired on Monday, saying a military solution "will never provide you with security and safety" for the people in northern Israel.
"We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let's sit and talk," said Aoun.
He said he would not meet Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu before reaching an agreement to end the war, which he said would be a non-aggression pact and not a full peace deal.
Iran top negotiator threatens to defeat US blockade on Iran
Monday 8 June 2026 18:56 , James Reynolds
Tehran will turn the naval blockade established by the United States into another defeat for the "enemy", Iran's top negotiator Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf said in a message posted on his Telegram channel on Monday.
"We are not going to either just fight or just negotiate; rather, we are going to fight at our own time and negotiate at our own time", Qalibaf said, adding, "our goal is the end of the war and stable security and we have no trust towards the opposing party".
UK foreign secretary says resumed conflict is 'in no one's interest'
Monday 8 June 2026 18:45 , Alex Croft
UK foreign minister Yvette Cooper has said the resumption of conflict between Israel and Iran is “in no one’s interest”.
In a post on X, she called on both sids to “show restraint and de-escalate immediately”.
Ms Cooper added: “Negotiations must continue towards the lasting settlement that we all need, for peace and stability in the region, and for the full restoration of global trade.”
The resumption of conflict between Iran and Israel is in no one’s interest. Both sides must show restraint and de-escalate immediately.
— Yvette Cooper (@YvetteCooperMP) June 7, 2026
Negotiations must continue towards the lasting settlement that we all need, for peace and stability in the region, and for the full restoration…
Pope Leo says escalating conflicts pushing world to 'spiritual and cultural crisis'
Monday 8 June 2026 18:14 , Alex Croft
Pope Leo said on Monday that escalating conflicts and polarisation were pushing the world into a "profound spiritual and cultural crisis".
In an address to Spain's parliament during a week-long tour of the country, Leo, the first US pope, said.
He also firmly reiterated his opposition to increased European military spending - calling it "troubling" - and urged help for the world's migrants.
Analysis | Trump has failed to stop Netanyahu once again – showing who really ‘calls the shots’
Monday 8 June 2026 17:45 , Alex Croft
The Independent’s world affairs editor Sam Kiley writes:
Donald Trump said he was going to jump straight on a call to “Bibi” to tell him not to respond to Iran’s strikes on Israel. Within hours, Benjamin Netanyahu had defied the US president – and targeted several sites across Iran.
This apparent act of defiance came after the US president had insisted that it was he, and not Netanyahu, who “called the shots”.
Like the “brothers in arms” the Israeli leader and the US president like to think they are, Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu appear to bicker like siblings.
This is an appearance. Not reality. The relationship between the two leaders has been closer to that of an agent and his handler. It has always been “Bibi” who’s done the handling, and it is always The Don who has been handled. This has delivered unimagined benefits to Netanyahu, who, with the help of Trump acting against the advice of his own band of court loyalists, has reduced the US to a protector of Israel.
Trump has yet to respond to Netanyahu seemingly doing whatever he pleases, but it has not been a good few weeks for the pair.
UN nuclear watchdog chief tells Iran to 're-engage'
Monday 8 June 2026 17:16 , Alex Croft
UN nuclear watchdog chief Rafael Grossi called on Iran on Monday to "re-engage" with him so inspections can resume at sites the US and Israel bombed a year ago, as the US led a push for a resolution to that effect at the agency's board.
Iran still has not informed the International Atomic Energy Agency of what happened to those bombed nuclear sites or the nuclear material, including uranium enriched to near bomb grade, that was stored there.
While the bombings destroyed or badly damaged uranium-enrichment facilities, much of the highly enriched uranium, including some enriched to up to 60 per cent, a short step from the roughly 90 per cent of weapons grade, is thought to have survived.
"It's very important that we re-engage," Grossi told the IAEA's 35-nation Board of Governors on the first day of a quarterly meeting.
"I call on Iran to engage the Agency constructively in order to facilitate the full and effective implementation of safeguards in Iran," he added in a separate, written statement to the board, using a term that encompasses inspections.
With Reuters
Flight restrictions lifted in Iran as both sides cool off strikes
Monday 8 June 2026 17:14 , James Reynolds
Iranian state media reports that flight restrictions have now been lifted and airspace is returning to normal.
Ballistic missile from Yemen lands near Saudi-Yemen border
Monday 8 June 2026 16:52 , James Reynolds
The Saudi defence ministry says a ballistic missile fired from Yemen has landed in an empty area near the Saudi-Yemen border.
Iran’s World Cup players wear #168 lapel pins as they arrive in Mexico
Monday 8 June 2026 16:46 , Alex Croft
Iran’s World Cup team arrived in Mexico this weekend wearing lapel pins that paid tribute to the victims of a deadly missile strike on an elementary school at the start of the war with the United States and Israel.
The gold-colored pins, worn by players on their jackets upon arrival in Tijuana, Mexico, on Sunday, bore the number "168”.
The number refers to the victims, predominantly children, who were killed in a February 28 strike on a school in Minab, southern Iran, an attack widely attributed to the U.S.
Iran’s embassy in Hungary on Monday acknowledged the pins in a social media post, specifically referencing Minab.
Read more here:
Why Iran squad wore #168 badges as they arrived in Mexico for the World Cup
Israel issues new evacuation notice for Lebanon
Monday 8 June 2026 16:43 , James Reynolds
IDF spokesperson Avichay Adraee urges residents on the outskirts of the Lebanese city of Tyre to evacuate their homes.
“In light of the Hezbollah terror organization’s violation of the ceasefire agreement, the IDF is compelled to act against it with force,” he says.
“Anyone who is near Hezbollah operatives, its facilities, and its weapons is putting their life at risk.”
Residents are instructed to leave “immediately” and move north of the Zahrani River.
#عاجل ‼️إنذار عاجل إلى سكان لبنان وتحديدًا سكان زقوق المفدي
— افيخاي ادرعي (@AvichayAdraee) June 8, 2026
🔸في ضوء قيام حزب الله الارهابي بخرق اتفاق وقف اطلاق النار يضطر جيش الدفاع للعمل ضده بقوة. جيش الدفاع لا ينوي المساس بكم.
🔸حرصًا على سلامتكم عليكم إخلاء منازلكم فوراً والانتقال الى شمال نهر الزهراني.
🔸كل من يتواجد… pic.twitter.com/SJh7t32J3A
Netanyahu insists upon Israel's right to self-defence
Monday 8 June 2026 16:40 , James Reynolds
In comments in Hebrew, Netanyahu says Hezbollah and Iran are weaker than ever, but the conflict with them “has not yet ended”.
He says: "As I have done for decades, I stand firm on our right to act against our enemy."
“If the regime makes the mistake and attacks us again, we will say with force: Israel has a full right to self-defence, and we exercise it to the extent necessary ... We will defend the State of Israel, and together, with God's help, we will restore security to the north."
עדכון חשוב אליכם אזרחי ישראל >> pic.twitter.com/Ycy3vaPWCc
— Benjamin Netanyahu - בנימין נתניהו (@netanyahu) June 8, 2026
Houthis claim attacks on Jaffa
Monday 8 June 2026 16:24 , James Reynolds
The Yemeni Houthis said they conducted an attack on the Jaffa region of Israel today.
Netanyahu will respond to further Iranian attacks 'with might'
Monday 8 June 2026 16:22 , James Reynolds
In a statement carried by the Government Press Office, Netanyahu says in the event that Iran attacks Israel again, we will respond 'with might'.
War 'has not ended yet' says Netanyahu
Monday 8 June 2026 16:18 , James Reynolds
Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu says in a live address that Iran and Hezbollah are weaker than ever but the war with them 'has not yet ended'.
Tanker evacuated near Oman after fire - UKMTO
Monday 8 June 2026 16:14 , Alex Croft
A tanker experienced an onboard fire resulting in the evacuation of its crew, the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Monday.
The organisation received a report of an incident 15 nautical miles northeast of Oman's Masirah Island.
UKMTO said no environmental impact had been reported so far.
Sirens in northern Israel after projectile strikes near Israeli forces in southern Lebanon - military
Monday 8 June 2026 16:00 , Alex Croft
Sirens sounded in northern Israel's Zar'it area on Monday, the Israeli military said.
It later confirmed the sirens had been sparked after a projectile was identified as falling in an area where Israeli forces are operating in southern Lebanon
No casualties were reported, it said.
In pictures: Palestinians mourn dead children as Israel continues strikes on Gaza
Monday 8 June 2026 15:17 , Alex Croft
Two drones strike Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq
Monday 8 June 2026 14:57 , Alex Croft
We’re seeing reports that two drones have hit an Iranian Kurdish opposition camp east of Iraq’s Erbil.
There were co casualties reported, security sources said according to Reuters news agency.
There were two drone attacks on Sunday near Iraq’s Sulaimaniya, one targeting a base of the Kurdish Peshmerga forces and the other striking a camp housing Iranian Kurdish opposition groups west of the city, according to security sources.
Israel halts strikes on Iran at Trump's request - report
Monday 8 June 2026 14:42 , Alex Croft
Israel has halted strikes on Iran at the request of Donald Trump, a senior Israeli official was cited as saying by Channel 12 on Monday.
The official added that if Hezbollah attacks on Israeli towns continue, Israel will attack the southern suburbs of Beirut.
The Channel 12 report, citing the senior Israeli official, also said that Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon would continue at full strength in the coming days.
It comes after Iran earlier also announced it would halt strikes.
Gulf crisis is concerning and could create new problems, says Indian oil minister
Monday 8 June 2026 14:18 , Alex Croft
The Gulf crisis expanding to other areas could create new problems and be worrying, Indian oil minister Hardeep Singh Puri told local broadcaster CNN-News18 on Monday.
He added that New Delhi has total oil and gas reserves to last 76-80 days.
"It may remain a conflict not confined to that theater ... you know you could have problems elsewhere,” Puri said, referring to the crisis in Gulf.
“Maybe some other theater starts off. That would be worrying,"
India is going through an fuel crisis as a result of the closure of the Strait of Hormuz - you can read more about that here.
Iranian security forces kill five and arrest 19 suspected militants, semi-official media reports
Monday 8 June 2026 14:00 , Alex Croft
Iranian security forces have killed five people accused of being members of Sunni militants groups, the semi-official Fars news agency has reported.
The alleged militants belonged to four operationsl cells in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan.
Another 19 people were before they could carry out attacks, the agency cited Iran's Intelligence Ministry as saying.
A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon
Monday 8 June 2026 13:39 , Alex Croft
The Middle East is suddenly bracing for war again. Iran fired missiles at Israel late Sunday in the first such bombardment in the two months since a ceasefire. What happened?
The truce in the Iran war that was reached in April has not spread to Lebanon, where Israel has been battling Iranian-backed Hezbollah militants. Israel says it is defending its northern communities that face Hezbollah drone and rocket fire.
Iran sees Israel’s ground invasion, with thousands of troops, and airstrikes in Lebanon as a ceasefire violation. It insists that any deal with the United States must end the fighting there. Israel disagrees.
Here’s a timeline of key events:
A timeline of the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel over Lebanon
Trump and Netanyahu spoke by phone on Monday - Israeli official
Monday 8 June 2026 13:24 , Alex Croft
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and U.S. President Donald Trump spoke by phone on Monday, an Israeli official told Reuters.
The call took place before Trump posted on social media that Israel and Iran were seeking an immediate ceasefire, the official added.
We’re working to bring you more information on the phone call.
Israel has struck Lebanon nearly 3,500 times since US announced ceasefire, says PM
Monday 8 June 2026 13:01 , Alex Croft
Israel has carried out nearly 3,500 air strikes on Lebanon and hundreds of controlled explosions since the US announced a ceasefire for the country on April 16, Lebanon's prime minister Nawaf Salam said on Monday.
The US-brokered ceasefire came into effect just after midnight on April 17, with Israeli troops still positioned deep inside southern Lebanon.
While it has largely halted air strikes on Beirut and its suburbs, it has failed to halt fighting in southern Lebanon between Israel and Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.
In comments published by his office on X after a cabinet meeting, Salam said that from April 17 to June 7, Israel had carried out 3,491 air strikes, 407 controlled demolitions and six "razing" operations, or demolitions - which have left some entire villages in the southernmost strip of Lebanon entirely flattened.
The Israeli military did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Iran announces end of military operations against Israel - for now
Monday 8 June 2026 12:42 , Sam Rkaina
Iran has announced the end of its military operations against Israel - for now.
The unified command of armed forces warned of harsher attacks if Israel continues strikes on Lebanon.
“A halt to military operations by the armed forces is hereby announced. If the aggression and hostile actions continue, including in southern Lebanon, much more severe and crushing measures than before will follow,” the armed forces said in a statement.
It comes after US president Donald Trump urged Iran and Israel to “stop shooting” following a resumption of hostilities in the last 24 hours.
Watch: IRGC release footage of missile launches targeting Israel
Monday 8 June 2026 12:40 , Alex Croft
EU imposes sanctions on Iranians threatening freedom of maritime traffic.
Monday 8 June 2026 12:21 , Alex Croft
The EU has imposed sanctions on Iranian individuals and entities for threatening the freedom of maritime traffic, EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said on Monday.
Kallas made the remarks to reporters at a meeting of EU defence ministers in Cyprus, without providing any further details.
Iranian blockade has prevented the free movement of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel launched a war on the country in late February.
