(2026-06-10). Iran targets US bases in Jordan and the Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz. al-monitor.com By Enas Alashray, Elwely Elwelly and Phil StewartDUBAI/WASHINGTON, June 10 (Reuters) – Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, Iranian media reported.The clashes mark one of the biggest exchanges in hostilities since the two countries agreed to a ceasefire in April.
(2026-06-10). Alexander Zevin: Trump's Gulf War. newleftreview.org Asymmetries of the US-Israeli assault on Iran, as an uneasy balance holds between Tehran's tourniquet on the Strait of Hormuz—and the world economy—and the enormous firepower of the aggressors, at the end of the first round.
(2026-06-10). Trump blames Iran for helicopter attack, says US must respond. al-monitor.com WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Iran shot down a U.S. Apache helicopter that was patrolling the Strait of Hormuz overnight and vowed to respond, but gave no other details."I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz," Trump wrote in a social media post. "Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack," he added. (Reporting by Susan Heavey and David Ljunggren)…
(2026-06-10). Iran, US trade blows as Middle East peace deal draws no nearer. al-monitor.com Iran attacked US bases in Jordan and Bahrain on Wednesday, the latest salvo in tit-for-tat strikes with the United States after the downing of a US helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz. The worst bout of fighting between Washington and Tehran since their April 8 ceasefire has cast further doubt on US President Donald Trump's earlier claim that negotiations were in their "final throes" before reaching an enduring settlement to end the Middle East war.
(2026-06-10). US tightens pressure on Iran with new sanctions and threats of more strikes. scmp.com The United States ramped up pressure on Iran on Wednesday, with President Donald Trump threatening more strikes and the Treasury Department slapping fresh sanctions on entities that it says "have supported weapons procurement" on behalf of Tehran, including some in China and Hong Kong. | "We hit them hard yesterday and we're going to hit them again hard today," Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday.
(2026-06-10). United States Launches Renewed Attacks on Iran. wibailoutpeople.org Aggressive actions take place proving that Washington is not serious about a permanent settlement with Tehran while the Israeli Defense Forces continue their assaults on Southern Lebanon violating the ceasefire of two months earlier By Abayomi AzikiweEditor, Pan-African News WireWednesday June 10, 2026Geostrategic Analysis Although United States President Donald Trump has for more than two …
(2026-06-10). 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.
(2026-06-10). Israeli war on Lebanon could serve as catalyst for regional unity. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The Israeli war on Lebanon serves as a major test of the Arab world's willingness to cooperate with Iran. The Islamic Republic has linked its own ceasefire discussions with the U.S. to the inclusion of Lebanon in any agreement. To counter this, the Trump administration has heavily pressured Beirut to enter U.S.-mediated negotiations with Israel. The primary goal is to push Lebanon into direct talks with Israel, potentially forcing the Lebanese government into direct conflict with Hezbollah.
(2026-06-10). Democracy Now! 2026-06-10 Wednesday. democracynow.org Headlines for June 10, 2026; Report from Tehran: Amid More U.S./Iran Bombing, Trump Warns Iran Is "DEAD.Will Pay the Price"; The Shocking Secrets of MSG's Surveillance Machine: Noah Shachtman on Knicks' Owner James Dolan; Trump Admin Guts Vital Sea Monitoring, "Tears Out the Eyes and Ears of Science": David Helvarg; "I Was Just Forced to Resign from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory": Climate Scientist Peter Kalmus | Headlines for June 10, 2026; Report from Tehran: Amid More U.S./Iran Bombing, Trump Warns Iran Is "DEAD.Will Pay the Price";…
(2026-06-10). Iran targets US bases in Jordan and Gulf after Trump orders strikes near Hormuz. geo.tv 
Iranians stand next to a symbol of a Kheibar missile as they take part in a rally in Tehran on June 4, 2026. — AFP Iran's Revolutionary Guards say they targeted US bases.US military earlier struck Iranian targets.Escalation threatens fragile ceasefire, longer-term peace…
(2026-06-10). Cuban diplomat in the United States says Trump's sanctions are a pretext for military action. radiohc.cu The recent US sanctions against Cuban leaders and the indictment of former President Raúl Castro are a "pretext" for President Donald Trump's administration to convince the American people to support a military intervention, the top Cuban diplomat in Washington told The Associated Press. | In an interview on Tuesday, June 9th, Ambassador Lianys Torres Rivera reiterated accusations against the Trump administration, echoing statements made by other Cuban officials, including the foreign minister and the president, and bitterly complained that the United States is targeting Cuban civilians with its decades-long emba…
(2026-06-10). "The Sinners" and the cinematic anatomy of Trumpism. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN- At first glance, Trumpism appears to be a distinctly contemporary political phenomenon, inseparable from the personality, rhetoric, and political career of Donald Trump. Yet reducing Trumpism to a single individual risks overlooking the deeper social and historical forces that made it possible.
(2026-06-10). Trump espera concluir su muro fronterizo con México en 2027. cubadebate.cu El gobierno de Estados Unidos espera concluir a finales de 2027 el muro en la frontera con México, una de las promesas electorales de Donald Trump, declaró este martes el responsable de la agencia de vigilancia fronteriza y aduanas (CBP, por si siglas en inglés), Rodney Scott.
(2026-06-10). Continúa la atención a damnificados del huracán Melissa. radiohc.cu Aunque el bloqueo al acceso de combustibles que la Administración Trump ha impuesto a Cuba, incide de manera directa en la distribución de la ayuda solidaria que arriba al país con destino a los damnificados por el huracán Melissa, continúa la entrega de tan importante donativo en zonas intrincadas de la provincia indómita de Santiago de Cuba, especialmente en el montañoso municipio de Guamá. | Láminas para cubiertas, kits de cocina, colchones, mosquiteros, mantas, lonas y otros insumos han sido entregados a los más afectados por el poderoso huracán en las demarcaciones de Aserradero y Caletón Blanco, al tiempo q…
(2026-06-10). Viceministra de Salud Pública: El bloqueo impacta todos los niveles de atención médica en Cuba. cubadebate.cu La viceministra de Salud Pública, Dra. Carilda Peña García, afirmó este martes que el recrudecimiento del bloqueo de EE.UU. contra Cuba, especialmente tras las órdenes ejecutivas adoptadas por la Administración de Donald Trump en 2026, ha agravado las afectaciones que durante décadas ha enfrentado el Sistema Nacional de Salud. Según explicó en la Mesa Redonda, las limitaciones repercuten directamente en la aplicación de los protocolos médicos en los distintos niveles de atención.
(2026-06-10). Medidas de EEUU impiden intervenciones quirúrgicas a más de 100 mil cubanos. radiohc.cu El gobierno del presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, impide que más de 100 mil cubanos necesitados de mejorar su salud accedan hoy a una intervención quirúrgica. | La viceministra de Salud Pública de Cuba Carilda Peña informó que al cierre de la semana anterior permanecían pendientes de cirugía general 95 mil 555 pacientes, mientras que otras cinco mil 152 personas aguardaban por intervenciones oncológicas. | "Realmente no podemos decir que estamos en cero porque se hacen ingentes esfuerzos, pero todos estos pacientes están por una cirugía", expresó la vicetitular al comparecer en la Televisión Cubana. | E…
(2026-06-10). The US$4.25 trillion question: Becerra and Hilton will face off for California governor. scmp.com The race for California governor in November will be a battle between a Democrat promising to cement the state's status as a stronghold of liberal policies and a Republican pledging to dramatically reverse course in America's most populous state. | Republican Steve Hilton, a former Fox News commentator backed by President Donald Trump, has won enough votes to advance to the general election, Associated Press determined on Tuesday. He will face Democrat Xavier Becerra, a former state attorney…
(2026-06-10). NewsGuild President Schleuss: Media consolidation threatens democracy. peoplesworld.org 
MINNEAPOLIS—Intense pressure from the Trump administration and consolidation of mass media ownership into "four or five" newspaper chains—as some owners, in pursuit of profits and permissions, play along with Trump—poses a big threat to independent news in the U.S., NewsGuild President Jon Schleuss says. In an exclusive interview with People's World, Schleuss, whose rapidly growing …
(2026-06-10). What's Up With The Endangerment Finding Litigation? wattsupwiththat.com Of course, the case doesn't have to be held up for this. It is being held up because the DC Circuit is allowing it to be held up. Which gets to the real issue: Is the DC Circuit going to game the scheduling of this case in order that it can't be decided by the Supreme Court until after Trump has left office? If that occurs, it would of course give a potential incoming Democratic administration in 2029 the ability to reverse course on the regulations. Such an administration might, for example, announce that it is re-instating the EF and agreeing with the position of the petitioners in the litigations.
(2026-06-10). Trump confirms he called Netanyahu 'Crazy'. ummid.com U.S. President Donald Trump confirmed he had a heated exchange with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on phone, confirming the reports by news portal Axios.
(2026-06-10). Donald of property tycoon seeks to become data king. al-monitor.com A UAE real estate magnate close to Donald Trump is pumping billions of dollars into data centres, hoping to cash in on the AI boom and become the global leader in the field.DAMAC Properties chairman Hussain Sajwani, who attended the US president's 2025 inauguration and is second on Forbes' Arab rich-list, sees "huge" potential in data as demand for computing power soars.Sajwani, whose Instagram feed pictures him with the likes of Trump, Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos, rode Dubai's real estate rollercoaster to amass a net worth of $15.3 billion, according to Forbes.
(2026-06-10). Trump says US giving 'strong response' to Iran over Apache incident. geo.tv 
US President Donald Trump looks at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York, US, June 8, 2026 — Reuters
(2026-06-10). Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses To Open It. portside.org Canada Built a New Bridge From Ontario to Detroit. Trump Refuses To Open It. |
(2026-06-10). US inflation spikes to 3-year high, Trump says 'I love it'. scmp.com US consumer inflation surged to a three-year high in May, according to official data released on Wednesday, as increased energy prices rippled through the world's largest economy. | US President Donald Trump praised the inflation report in comments to reporters Wednesday, saying, "the numbers were great" and "I love it".
(2026-06-10). Trump administration killed criminal investigation of GOP senator's coal companies. peoplesworld.org 
Trump administration officials earlier this year killed a federal criminal investigation into the coal empire owned by Sen. Jim Justice, a Republican from West Virginia and a close ally of the president's. The investigation examined potential criminal violations of the Clean Water Act by the multistate mining operations largely run by Justice's son, Jay, according …
(2026-06-10). An Indian billionaire was targeted by Trump. Then he poured money into a startup secretly backed by Donald Trump Jr. nationofchange.org An obscure Texas firm secretly connected to the president's son said it received at least $100 million from Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Industries. At the same time, the Ambani family secured major policy wins from the Trump administration.
(2026-06-10). Top Pentagon Official Admits Boat Strike May Have Killed Victims of Human Trafficking. theintercept.com 
NIne months into the Trump administration's deadly campaign against so-called drug boats, there is a pattern to the strikes. And a glaring anomaly. | The U.S. military has conducted more than 60 attacks, resulting in over 200 extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. In almost all the strikes, between one and four people lost their lives. In only one strike did the death toll of a single boat reach double digits: the first attack on September 2, 2025. | Since then, experts, lawmakers, and even military officials behind the scenes have been asking a simple but haunting question: Why was tha…
(2026-06-10). $3 Trillion a Year for U.S. Military Spending. worldbeyondwar.org 
Trump's current push is supposedly to take his record-breaking trillion-dollar-a-year military budget and raise it to $1.5 trillion a year. This is a lie built on a falsehood wrapped in a Truth Social post. #WorldBEYONDWar…
(2026-06-10). Nasa chief defends choice of all-male Artemis III crew. scmp.com Nasa's administrator Jared Isaacman on Wednesday defended the make-up of the space agency's latest Artemis crew, an all-male group. | The nominations have earned criticism that Nasa may have acted in accordance with US President Donald Trump's direction to eliminate diversity and inclusion efforts. | Isaacman insisted in a lengthy social media post that the "crew selection does not involve any political appointees".
(2026-06-10). US sea drone rescues crew from US Army helicopter that crashed near Hormuz. al-monitor.com By Phil Stewart and Jarrett RenshawJune 9 (Reuters) – In a first, a Navy surface drone found and rescued two crew members from an Army Apache attack helicopter that went down in waters near Oman's coast, the U.S. military told Reuters, and President Donald Trump said the pilots were "fine."The U.S. military's Central Command said the AH-64 Apache went down at around 3 a.m. local time on Tuesday (2300 GMT on Monday) near the coast of Oman while patrolling regional waters.
(2026-06-10). Explainer-Congress has backed Iran war powers resolutions. Now what? al-monitor.com By Patricia ZengerleWASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) – For the first time since the war on Iran began on February 28, the Republican-led U.S. Congress has backed resolutions that could block Republican President Donald Trump from continuing hostilities, reflecting growing concern among members of his party about the three-month-long conflict.
(2026-06-10). Spectrum: Trump Epic Fury to Pyrrhic Victory. tehrantimes.com