A projectile streaks through the sky over central Israel during an Iranian missile attack on Sunday (June 7, 2026).
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Iran launched missiles at Israel in the first such escalation since a fragile ceasefire took effect in early April, raising the possibility of a return to heavy fighting and complicating mediation efforts to end the war. Iran’s state broadcaster confirmed the launches, and Iran closed its western airspace to brace for a possible response. Tehran had warned of retaliation after Israel struck Beirut’s southern suburbs without warning earlier on Sunday (June 7, 2026) in defiance of Washington’s request days ago to stand down.
Meanwhile, oil prices were up more than $2 a barrel on Monday (June 8) after Israel on Sunday (June 7) launched renewed strikes on Lebanon despite a truce between the two countries, eroding hopes for an end to the wider war and a restart to crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will have no choice but to accept whatever deal the U.S. negotiates with Iran, U.S. President Donald Trump told the Financial Times in an interview published on Sunday (June 7), because Mr. Trump “calls the shots”.
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