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2026-06-08: Lebanon Roundup

So far today: 2026-06-08 07:06am GMT

Abdel Bari Atwan (2026-06-07). What does Iran's renewed missile bombardment of Kuwait and Bahrain mean? thealtworld.com What are the three slaps that the Lebanese president received, and who owns them? | The Iranian Revolutionary Guard shelled American military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain at dawn today in response to American aggression on Qeshm Island and the downing of four Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz, effectively ending the two-month truce and the futile Iranian-American negotiations. This incident has established a military confrontation front in Lebanon as a prelude to a larger war of attrition, which the Iranian leadership has threatened to initiate multiple times. | This renewed Iranian missile strike on Americ…

UMMID (2026-06-07). Let's Identify Those Who Want War, Not Peace. ummid.com A very important question today is — who wants the Iran-USA-Israel-Lebanon war to continue and who wants the Russia-Ukraine war to continue…

Agencies (2026-06-07). Israel reports incoming Iranian missiles in first since fragile ceasefire. scmp.com Air raid sirens sounded in Israel on Sunday as its military worked to intercept barrages of incoming Iranian missiles for the first time since an April ceasefire took hold in the Middle East war. | The Israeli army reported the attack just hours after Tehran had threatened to retaliate for a new Israeli strike on Beirut, Lebanon.

Agencies (2026-06-07). Iran threatens US interests and Israel after strike on Beirut. scmp.com Iran's chief negotiator warned on Sunday that an Israeli strike on south Beirut and the continuing US blockade of Iranian ports would trigger retaliation. | Israel struck Beirut's southern suburbs without warning on Sunday, days after a ceasefire agreement in Washington went into effect and despite a US request not to attack Lebanon's capital. Lebanon's state-run national news agency said two people were killed and 11 wounded in a preliminary count.

Kyle Anzalone (2026-06-07). Ceasefire On the Brink of Collapse as Iran Responds to Israeli Attacks on Beirut. news.antiwar.com Iran fired missiles at Israel in response to the IDF bombing Beirut. "The Islamic Republic of Iran has repeatedly stated that it will not tolerate violations of the ceasefire and aggression against Lebanon. Tonight, the aggressors received their response," Mohsen Rezaee, the military adviser to Iran's supreme leader, wrote on X. "This response is a …

Mohamad Kleit (2026-06-07). Israel and the US are weaponising starvation in Lebanon. thecanary.co In the current negotiations over Lebanon's borders, the United States does not sit at the table as an impartial broker of peace, but as the orchestrator of a calculated financial siege. The Trump administration is utilising underhanded economic warfare, targeted banking blockades, and weaponising the global dollar system to deliberately starve the Lebanese state into […] | By

newarab (2026-06-07). Israeli strike wounds sea turtle conservationist in Lebanon. newarab.com

newarab (2026-06-07). Israel uses white phosphorus in civilian areas in Lebanon. newarab.com The Israeli military has used A New York Times investigation of footage published Saturday found that the chemical had been used in several areas of southern Lebanon, including around major cities Tyre and Nabatieh, in recent weeks. | White phosphoru…

al-monitor (2026-06-07). Israeli strike kills three Lebanese soldiers. al-monitor.com An Israeli strike in southern Lebanon killed three soldiers, Beirut's military said Saturday, as its chief travelled to Pakistan to meet with a key mediator in efforts to end the Middle East war.Israel has launched an operation in Lebanon to root out the Tehran-backed armed group Hezbollah, which drew Lebanon into the wider Middle East war by launching missiles on behalf of its sponsor.

aljazeera (2026-06-07). Lebanon army chief in Pakistan, funeral plans for soldiers killed by Israel. aljazeera.com Lebanon's army chief Rodolphe Haykal left for Pakistan in a surprise visit as relentless fighting continues.

aljazeera (2026-06-07). Israel strikes southern suburbs of Lebanon's capital Beirut. aljazeera.com Videos show the aftermath of an Israeli attack on Beirut's southern suburbs, with multiple explosions reported.

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