Benjamin Netanyahu will run in the next elections in Israel
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will seek a new term in the country’s next national elections, which are expected to be held by the end of October, his Likud party announced on Wednesday. Benjamin Netanyahu, aged 76, “will run in the next elections and, with the help of God, he will win them”, the party declared on Telegram.
How many times has Donald Trump announced that Washington is close to an agreement with Iran?
Donald Trump multiplies the promises of an imminent peace agreement with Iran, the reality on the ground and the exorbitant cost of the conflict belie his rhetoric. Since the start of the American and Israeli strikes, he has announced … 38 times that an agreement was close. Click here to read our article.
Iran says diplomacy with US ‘damaged’ by strikes
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday that the United States had undermined ongoing diplomatic efforts to end the war, following new US strikes against targets in southern Iran. “repeated position and demands and, worse still, by their repeated violations of the ceasefire”, declared the spokesperson for Iranian diplomacy, Esmaïl Baghaï, in a video message relayed by the Iranian media.
Middle East: Russia “extremely concerned”, calls for “restraint”
Russia is “extremely concerned” by the new escalation of tensions in the Middle East and calls for “restraint”, declared this Wednesday the spokesperson for Russian diplomacy, Maria Zakharova. “We call on the parties to restraint and an immediate cessation of armed attacks,” she stressed, commenting on Iran’s response strikes.
Middle East: China “deeply concerned” calls to “stop the escalation of the situation”
Beijing said this Wednesday it was “deeply concerned” by the American and Iranian strikes in the Middle East and called on the different camps to “stop the escalation of the situation”. “China is deeply concerned about the current situation in Iran,” Chinese Foreign Affairs spokesperson Lin Jian said. “The parties concerned must show calm and restraint, stop intensifying the conflict and stop the escalation of the situation, take concrete measures to ease tensions,” he said during a regular press briefing. He called for “a global and lasting ceasefire as quickly as possible”.
Oil below 90 dollars Tuesday
Oil prices fell at the end of the day on Tuesday. Markets are optimistic about a rapid resolution to the war in the Middle East after Donald Trump’s latest statements. The price of a barrel of Brent from the North Sea briefly fell to $89.92, the lowest since April 17. Its American equivalent, a barrel of West Texas Intermediate, fell to 86.51 dollars.
Lebanon: at least 8 dead Tuesday in Tyre, near the border with Israel
Israel carried out strikes on the city of Tire in southern Lebanon on Tuesday. At least eight people were killed. Residents fled the city en masse. For the first time, the Christian neighborhood was included in an evacuation order from the Israeli army. The IDF also announced that it had killed an attacker who had opened fire on its soldiers. The Israeli army says it is targeting pro-Iranian Hezbollah.
Tehran calls on Gulf countries to prevent US strikes against Iran
Tehran judged this Wednesday that the Gulf countries had “the legal and moral responsibility” to put an end to American attacks carried out against Iran from their territory, justifying new Iranian strikes against neighboring countries hosting American bases. The Iranian Foreign Ministry “reaffirmed the legal and moral responsibility of all countries in the region… to prevent the US military and Israel from using their territory or facilities to plan, organize, execute or support hostile actions against Iran”, in a press release.
Jordanian army says it shot down five Iranian missiles
The Jordanian army announced this Wednesday morning that it had destroyed five Iranian missiles which targeted Azraq, where an American base is located. “We intercepted and shot down five missiles fired from Iran towards Azraq (…) There were no casualties or material damage,” the army said. Earlier, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards had said they had targeted “an air base and the American military command center” in Azraq in Jordan, according to Iranian state media.
Kuwaiti army says it is targeting “hostile air targets”
The Kuwaiti army said it was targeting “hostile aerial targets” above its territory on Wednesday morning after Iran and the United States exchanged strikes following the downing of an American helicopter. “The Army General Staff announces that Kuwaiti air defense systems are currently targeting hostile air targets,” the army said on X without specifying their origin.
Iranian Guards say they targeted US base in Jordan
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced that they had targeted an American base in Jordan on Wednesday, after American strikes against Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz in response to the attack on an Apache helicopter. The Guardians, Iran’s ideological army, “targeted and destroyed four major targets, including groups of F35 fighters on an air base and the American military command center” at Azraq in Jordan, they said in a statement published by state media.
Iran: Guardians announce drone attack on US base in Bahrain
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced on Wednesday that they had launched a drone attack against a US base in Bahrain, after US strikes against Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz, promising “stronger responses” to come, reported the state television. In response to American attacks on Jask, Sirik and the island of Qeshm having notably “damaged a telecommunications tower in Sirik and destroyed two water tanks in the city”, “naval fighters of the Revolutionary Guards launched an attack of drones against the American Fifth Fleet sheltered in a base in Bahrain, indicated the Iranian ideological army.
The US military responded and carried out a series of strikes in Iran
The American army announced Tuesday evening that it had carried out a series of strikes against Iran, in a press release broadcast on watch, from a US Army Apache helicopter,” wrote Centcom, the Central Command for the Middle East. “Centcom forces struck Iranian air defense installations, ground control posts and surveillance radar sites located near the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement continued.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces began launching self-defense strikes against Iran at 5 p.m. ET today at the Commander in Chief’s direction, in response to yesterday’s downing of a U.S. Army Apache helicopter. The mission is a proportional response to unjustified Iranian…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 9, 2026
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