(2026-06-09). Trump responds to US Apache helicopter crash near Hormuz, claims Iran deal close. scmp.com A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members abroad were "fine" after the incident involving the strategic waterway, which remains under a chokehold by Iran. | What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was still reeling after Iran and Israel exchanged fire the previous day in the biggest blow yet to the straining ceasefire in the Iran war. Iranian state media, relying on foreign…
(2026-06-09). Israel bombs Iran on the 100th day of the US-Israeli war as fighting spreads across Lebanon and Gaza. wsws.org Israel bombed Central and Western Iran before dawn Monday, striking air defenses, missile launchers and a petrochemical complex used by the Revolutionary Guard, hours after Iran fired a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israeli cities.
(2026-06-09). Iran, Israel halt first strikes since April ceasefire. newarab.com 
(2026-06-09). Trump says pilots safe after US Army Apache goes down near Hormuz. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump attends an event at Custer Farms in Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, US. — Reuters/FileTwo crew rescued from crashed helicopter: NYT.Incident comes after Iran-Israel attack on each other.Trump told reporters "Nobody injured".Two US pilots whose helicopter…
(2026-06-09). 'War is not over…': Netanyahu defies Trump again as Israeli PM draws red line after Iran strikes. hindustantimes.com Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has struck a defiant tone following the latest escalation with Iran, insisting that Israel will continue acting against perceived threats to its security. His remarks come amid renewed regional tensions, warnings directed at Iran and Hezbollah, and growing international concern over the risk of a wider Middle East conflict.
(2026-06-09). Iran Strikes Israel to Reshape the Middle East. juancole.com
(2026-06-09). Netanyahu defies Trump's ceasefire push as Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon yet again. hindustantimes.com Israeli airstrikes reportedly hit multiple locations in southern Lebanon, including Al-Kharayeb, Khraibeh, Zifta, and Srifa, amid ongoing cross-border tensions and diplomatic pressure for de-escalation. Local reports indicate casualties and damage as drones and warplanes were used in coordinated operations. The strikes come despite international calls for restraint and renewed ceasefire efforts, with Israeli leadership continuing military operations across the border region. Lebanese officials claim thousands of strikes have occurred since mid-April, while Israel maintains it is targeting militant positions. The…
(2026-06-09). Israel intensifies strikes in southern Lebanon killing 12 people. aljazeera.com Al Jazeera's Obaida Hitto reports on the strikes he witnessed in and around Tyre.
(2026-06-09). UN questions legality of Israeli forced evacuation orders in Lebanon. aljazeera.com
(2026-06-08). 'The Humiliation Just Compounds': Trump Tells Netanyahu Not to Bomb Iran, Then Israel Strikes Anyway. scheerpost.com Jake Johnson Common Dreams The Israeli military bombed Iran on Monday shortly after US President Donald Trump urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to an Iranian missile barrage, which came in retaliation for Israel's earlier bombing of Beirut. "I am going to call Bibi right now and tell him not to retaliate," Trump told Axios on Sunday, …
(2026-06-08). Iran Warns Israel over Escalating Attacks on Lebanon After Iran, Israel Exchange Strikes: Trita Parsi. democracynow.org 
Iran and Israel exchanged fire overnight in the most serious escalation since a U.S.-Iranian truce was reached in April. Iran launched a wave of missiles at northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli attacks near Beirut on Sunday. Israel responded with attacks on Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan. This comes as peace talks appear stalled between the United States and Iran, largely over Iran's insistence that any agreement must include Lebanon and halt Israel's attacks on that country. President Donald Trump has also repeatedly expressed frustration with Israeli Prime Ministe…
(2026-06-08). Israeli missiles hit Iran in retaliatory strike, first confrontation since April 8 ceasefire. ptcnews.tv PTC News Desk: Explosions were reported in several Iranian cities, including the capital Tehran, after Israel said it had carried out strikes on military targets. The attacks took place despite US President Donald Trump claiming he was directing developments in the region and had urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to respond to Tehran's recent missile attacks. | The strikes followed a sharp escalation in tensions between Iran and Israel after Tehran launched missiles at Israel on Sunday night, marking the first direct military confrontation between the two countries since the April 8 ceasefire.
(2026-06-08). Trump says new Israel, Iran strikes won't affect peace deal. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump delivers the State of the Union address in the House Chamber of the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, February 24, 2026. — Reuters/File
(2026-06-07). Iran launches missiles at Israel for first time since April ceasefire. ecns.cn JERUSALEM/TEHRAN, June 8 ⚪ Iran on Sunday evening launched several waves of missiles against Israel and warned the latter not to retaliate, in the first such strikes since a ceasefire was reached in April.
(2026-06-08). Trump Told Netanyahu Not to Bomb Iran — But Israel Did Anyway. truthout.org Iran and Israel exchanged fire overnight in the most serious escalation since a U.S.-Iranian truce was reached in April. Iran launched a wave of missiles at northern Israel in retaliation for Israeli attacks near Beirut on Sunday. Israel responded with attacks on Iran, with explosions reported in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan. This comes as peace talks appear stalled between the United States and… |
(2026-06-08). Israel and Iran hold fire after exchange, but warn of escalation if provoked. scmp.com Israel and Iran warned that they each stood ready to launch retaliatory attacks if provoked, even as both nations appeared to back away from further strikes on Monday, hours after trading fire for the first time since the US agreed to a ceasefire with Tehran two months ago. | The renewed hostilities raised concerns that the Middle East could plunge back into a full-scale war.
(2026-06-08). Trump is losing control of the Iran war. responsiblestatecraft.org Amid a rapid escalation between Israel and Iran, Yemen's Houthis have rejoined the Iran war, launching a volley of missiles at Israel and pledging to implement a "complete and total ban" of Israeli shipping in the Red Sea. It's safe to say that the tenuous ceasefire in the Middle East is now unraveling.President Donald Trump demanded that all parties deescalate,
(2026-06-07). Trump, Netanyahu speak by phone after Iranian missile fire ⚪ Israeli state media. ecns.cn Trump,Netanyahu speak by phone after Iranian missile fire ⚪ Israeli state media.
(2026-06-08). Has a wider Iran-Israel war been averted for now. newarab.com 
The prospect of a wider war between Iran, Israel and Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya headquarters, which has coordinated the country's military operations during the conflict, said it was ending its response following a "painful response" to Israel's strike on Beirut's southern suburbs on Sunday. Israeli officials also i…
(2026-06-08). US military helped Israel intercept missiles: What to know. al-monitor.com Iranian barrages targeting Israel came after Israeli warplanes struck the outskirts of Beirut, despite the White House publicly signaling its opposition to such strikes.
(2026-06-08). Inside the deterrence dynamics of Iran's strike on Israel. newarab.com 
(2026-06-08). Iran And Israel Step Back From The Brink. twz.com 
(2026-06-08). Bahrain bans mourning of Khamenei as Gulf reels from attacks. al-monitor.com Tensions are rising in the Gulf over Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait and renewed fighting between Iran and Israel.
(2026-06-08). 100 days of the US-Israeli war of aggression against Iran. wsws.org The war has had two major effects: a deepening of the global crisis of the capitalist system and an enormous escalation of the global class struggle, not least within the United States.
(2026-06-08). Israel has bombed Lebanon nearly 3,500 times during 'ceasefire'. newarab.com 
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 publ…
(2026-06-08). Democracy Now! 2026-06-08 Monday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 08, 2026; Iran Warns Israel over Escalating Attacks on Lebanon After Iran, Israel Exchange Strikes: Trita Parsi; Graham Platner's Billionaire-Bashing Message Resonates in Maine Senate Race, Despite Controversies; Peru Votes for President Amid Trump's "Unprecedented Program of Aggression" Against Leftists in Region | Headlines for June 08, 2026; Iran Warns Israel over Escalating Attacks on Lebanon After Iran, Israel Exchange Strikes: Trita Parsi; Graham Platner's Billionaire-Bashing Message Resonates in Maine Senate Race, Despite Controversies; Peru Votes for Presiden…
(2026-06-08). UAE wants a loyalty pledge amid deportation spree of Shia Muslims. thecanary.co 
The US and Israel-allied state, the UAE, has launched an initiative calling citizens and residents to digitally "reaffirm their dedication to the nation's core values of unity, coexistence, and tolerance," as it has also deported 5,000 to 18,000 Shia Pakistanis recently since the US-Israel war on Iran began in February. The two actions by the Gulf state […] | By
(2026-06-08). Israeli strikes in south Lebanon kill 14, including 4 paramedics. newarab.com 
Israeli Iran-backed Hezbollah meanwhile said it had targeted Israeli troops inside Lebanon, but did not claim any attacks on Israeli territory. | "An Israeli enemy raid on the city of Tyre, near the Red Cross centre,…
(2026-06-08). Israel says second wave of Iranian missiles incoming. ecns.cn JERUSALEM, June 8 ⚪ The Israeli military said early Monday that it had detected a second wave of missiles launched from Iran.
(2026-06-08). Defying Trump with brief Iran fight, Israel seeks sway over peace talks. al-monitor.com (Note offensive language in paragraph 9)By Rami Ayyub, Benjamin Raab and Emily RoseJERUSALEM, June 8 (Reuters) – In launching renewed strikes on Iran on Monday in apparent open defiance of Donald Trump, Israel has tried to make its case to have a say at the peace negotiating table, where it has so far been kept at arm's length by the U.S. president.
(2026-06-08). Iranians exhausted by prospect of more fighting with Israel: 'no hope'. scmp.com Residents of Tehran awoke on Monday anxious and drained by the prospect of full-scale war resuming, following tit-for-tat strikes between arch-foes Iran and Israel that marked the greatest threat to the fragile ceasefire thus far. | "We don't know if there will be a war, nor if a peace deal will last," said Maryam, a 41-year-old accountant in Tehran's central Valiasr Square.
(2026-06-08). Israel's Defiance of Trump Shattered 100-Day Truce in US-Iran War. ummid.com Marking exactly 100 days since a catastrophic conflict reordered the Middle East, a fragile, US-brokered truce violently collapsed as Israeli jets struck deep inside Iranian territory.
(2026-06-08). Israeli Strikes Kill Nine Across Southern Lebanon. news.antiwar.com Updated 6/8/2026 7: 25 PM EST At least five people have been killed and an unknown number of others wounded Monday in various Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon. At least one of the slain was a woman, targeted outside the women's Islamic center in Zefta. Zefta appeared to be the main site of casualties early on …
(2026-06-08). Israeli bombing damages historic site in Lebanon. newarab.com 
A One of the oldest cities on the Mediterranean coast, Tyre in antiquity was at various times Phoenician, Persian, Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine. | The city lies around 20 kilometres (12 miles) from the Israeli border, and its UNESCO World Heri…
(2026-06-08). Through the Egyptian Gateway: Qatar Solidifies Its Investment Presence in Eastern Med Gas. uwidata.com Since the discovery of natural gas began in the deepwater basins of the Eastern Mediterranean—off the coasts of Egypt, Cyprus, Lebanon, Israel, and Türkiye—it has generated a great deal of enthusiasm that extends far beyond the littoral states. These states represent the actual owners of these reserves, regardless of any disputes that may arise from …
(2026-06-08). Lebanon president urges Israel to negotiate end to war. newarab.com 
Lebanese President "We are ready, we are willing, we are committed. Are you? If you are, let's sit and talk," said Aoun. | The Lebanese government is in
(2026-06-08). How Israel Engineered Gaza's Health Care Collapse. juancole.com By Hend Salama Abo Helow | This article was originally published by A Palestinian doctor in Gaza says the territory is facing its worst medication shortage since Israel began the genocide. | My mother has been a hypertension patient for the past 25 years. Ever since her initial diagnosis, she has adhered strictly to her prescribed medication. Yet since the genocide broke out, her medicine gradually ran out until it vanished from the markets altogether, with no clinic, pharmac…
(2026-06-08). Israeli Strike in Northern Gaza Kills Eight-Year-Old Boy. news.antiwar.com An eight-year-old boy was among seven Palestinians killed by Israeli attacks in Gaza on Monday as the IDF continues its constant violations of the US-backed Gaza ceasefire deal. The boy, identified as Jad Salman, was killed when an Israeli airstrike struck a group of Palestinians in the northern Jabalia refugee camp. According to the Quds …
(2026-06-08). Israeli minister Ben-Gvir under investigation in Italy over Gaza flotilla. al-monitor.com ROME, June 8 (Reuters) – Italian prosecutors put Israel's far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir under investigation over the treatment of activists who were part of a Gaza flotilla last month, a judicial source said on Monday.The source, who asked not to be named, confirmed earlier reports by Italian news agencies and said Ben-Gvir was being investigated on suspicion of torture and kidnapping of Italian citizens who were among the activists.If the probe determines charges are warranted, prosecutors could lodge a formal request for trial.
(2026-06-08). Nancy Fraser: Gaza as World Event. newleftreview.org The global reverberations of Israel's destruction of Gaza, understood as world event—an epochal turning point which serves to reveal the changing nature of the times. Philosophical reflections on the rise of a new-era McCarthyism in Germany and the US.
(2026-06-08). UK's Zack Polanski on the row over his Marwan Barghouti T-shirt. newarab.com 
UK Green Party leader Polanski's comments came after pro-Israel activists launched a backlash against him on social media after photographs emerged showing him wearing a "Free Marwan" T-shirt, a referenc…
(2026-06-08). UK to Sanction Israel Over Settlement Project That Would Cut West Bank in Half. truthout.org The U.K., France, and other European states are preparing to announce sanctions on Israel this week in an attempt to prevent companies from becoming involved in Israel's E1 settlement project. According to reports by The Guardian and Reuters, the U.K. in particular aims to prevent U.K. companies from becoming involved in the E1 settlement, which, if completed, will split the occupied… |
(2026-06-08). US leads record rise in spending on nuclear arsenals, campaign group says. al-monitor.com By Olivia Le PoidevinGENEVA, June 8 (Reuters) – Spending on nuclear weapons by the world's nine nuclear-armed states rose by almost a fifth in 2025 to $119 billion, a report by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons said on Tuesday.The 19% increase from 2024 produced the highest expenditure on nuclear weapons since the campaign group began tracking the annual nuclear arms expenditure of the U.S., Russia, China, France, Britain, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel in 2020.
(2026-06-08). Revealed: Israel's Curriculum for 'Influencing Public Consciousness'. portside.org Revealed: Israel's Curriculum for 'Influencing Public Consciousness' |
(2026-06-08). House Rejects Ro Khanna's Effort to Block US-Israel Military Integration. truthout.org On Thursday, the House of Representatives pushed forward with a measure to increase military cooperation between the U.S. and Israel despite one congressman's efforts to block the proposal. The House Armed Services Committee held a marathon session Thursday on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) budget, concluding after midnight on Friday and ultimately approving $1.15… |
(2026-06-08). Israel included on United Nations' sexual violence blacklist. peoplesworld.org 
NOTICE: This news article contains descriptions of sexual violence. TEL AVIV—United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has placed Israel's armed forces on his blacklist of countries and entities accused of sexual violence in war zones, citing abuse of Palestinian inmates. The 2026 edition of the Secretary-General's Report on Conflict-Related Sexual Violence, which covers the year …
(2026-06-08). May Pik: Waking up from a Zionist nightmare, let's carry the spirit of Sumud. asiapacificreport.nz 
May Pik is a Jewish woman now living in Aotearoa. She gave this perspective on growing up in Israel and why she moved to New Zealand as a talk at a recent national hui of the Palestine Solidarity Network Aotearoa (PSNA) in Rotorua. COMMENTARY: By May Pik The Israeli narrative is mostly told through the…
(2026-06-08). Increasing Number of IDF Raids Reported in Southwestern Syria. news.antiwar.com Intermittent Israeli military operations in southwestern Syria have been an ongoing reality since the invasion of December 2024, but usually only a handful of meaningful incidents any given month. During the past week, that number has been rising substantially. The monitor Syrian Record Center reported that they'd documented at least 59 distinct Israeli violations within …