Smoke rises from an Israeli airstrike inside Iran, June 8, 2026

UPDATES: US-Israel Wars, Day 101 — US and Iran Renew Strikes on Each Other

UPDATE 0922 GMT:

The Israeli military says it is prepared for several days of attacks on Iran, and potentially a full resumption of the war.

The Israel Defense Forces said dozens of fighter jets struck nine Iranian air defense systems in western and central Iran. This morning, three factories at a petrochemical complex in southwest Iran were attacked.

The IDF claimed “full coordination” with US Central Command, despite the Netanyahu Government defying Donald Trump’s command for no strikes inside Iran. The American military has also participated in the interception of missiles fired by Iran at Israel, the Israelis asserted.

IDF Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir has spoken three times with CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper.

UPDATE 0918 GMT:

Flights from the Shahid Ayatollah Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz in northwest Iran have been cancelled until 8 p.m. (1630 GMT).

UPDATE 0729 GMT:

The Iranian outlet Mehr says there were no casualties from two Israeli strikes on the Karun Petrochemical Plant in Mahshahr in southwest Iran.

The extent of the damage is still being assessed.

UPDATE 0721 GMT:

Iran ‌‌Foreign ⁠⁠Ministry ⁠⁠spokesperson ⁠⁠Esmaeil Baghaei says ⁠⁠the Trump Administration is responsible for breaches of the ceasefire: “The actions of the Zionist entity within the region cannot be looked at in isolation from the United States.”

UPDATE 0704 GMT:

Israel said there are no casualties from Iran’s latest missile salvo.

The Israel Defense Forces had said, “A short while ago, the IDF identified missiles launched from Iran towards the territory of the State of Israel. Defensive systems are operating to intercept the threat.”

ORIGINAL ENTRY: Iran and Israel are attacking each other, collapsing both the temporary US-Iran ceasefire and the nominal Israel-Lebanon ceasefire.

Iran launched missiles on Israel for the first time since April on Sunday, retaliating for Israeli strikes on Dahiyeh, a southern suburb of Lebanon’s capital Beirut.

Defying a Trump Administration instruction not to attack the area, Israel targeted the administrative and political center of Iran’s ally Hezbollah.

Hours later, Iran launched around 20 ballistic missiles at northern Israel. The Israelis claimed all were intercepted or struck open areas. The Iranians claimed they struck the Nevatim and Tel Nof airbases.

Early Monday, the Netanyahu Government rejected Donald Trump’s demand not to retaliate, carrying out airstrikes on central and western Iran.

Trump had declared after his call with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israelis “won’t have any choice” but to accept his commands: “I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots.”

Explosions were reported in the Iranian cities of Tehran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Israel used air-launched ballistic missiles, as Iran closed the airspace around the Imam Khomeini International Airport near Tehran, the Mehrabad Airport in the capital, and the Kermanshah International Airport in the west of the country.

The Israelis also fired again on Dahiyeh, killing two people and wounding 20.

Iran-Allied Yemen’s Houthis Join War

After the Israeli strikes, Saudi Arabia sounded missile alert sirens in the area of the Prince Sultan airbase, which hosts US forces and was attacked by Iran earlier in the war. The Israeli army said it was intercepting a missile launched from Yemen by Iran’s Houthi allies.

Up to now, the Houthis had largely avoided direct involvement in the conflict. But Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree confirmed on Monday that they had fired the missile.

During Israel’s war on Gaza, the Houthis targeted shipping with more than 100 attacks in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, and the narrow Bab el-Mandeb Strait connecting them. Four vessels were sunk and traffic was sharply restricted.

Saree said the Houthis will impose a “complete and total ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, and we consider all enemy movements to be legitimate military targets”.

We will not stand idly by in the face of the unjust siege imposed on our people and the peoples of the axis of jihad and resistance in Palestine, Gaza, Iran, Lebanon, and Iraq.

Trump: “I’m Not Happy About It”

On Sunday night, before Israel’s strikes on Iran, Trump said he wanted the Iranians to stop firing missiles and return to the negotiating table. However, he also directed his frustration at the Netanyahu Government’s strikes on Beirut: “I’m not happy about it.”

A “senior US official” confirmed Trump’s call to Netanyahu urging no retaliation inside Iran. He said Trump believed he “got Bibi to hold off for the time being”.

The collapse of the ceasefires unsettled oil markets. Brent crude jumped $3.50 to $96.59 a barrel early Monday. Stocks in Asia fell sharply.