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On June 7th local time, Iran launched four rounds of missile attacks against Israel in response to a deadly airstrike Israel carried out hours earlier on Beirut, Lebanon's capital. This attack marks Iran's first direct strike against Israel since the temporary ceasefire agreement signed between Iran and the U.S. took effect in early April, risking further escalation of the conflict.
On June 8, 2026, local time, in northern Israel, Israeli security forces inspect a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile. A statement from Iran's Foreign Ministry pointed out that the ceasefire arrangement in Lebanon is an important part of the Iran-U.S. ceasefire understanding on April 8, and the U.S. should bear direct responsibility for violations of the ceasefire by Israel and the consequences arising from it. The commander of Iran's armed forces' Hatam Anbiya Central Command stated that if Israel further escalates its military operations in Lebanon, Iran will respond with stronger strikes.
Just hours after the attack, U.S. President Trump spoke out through multiple media outlets. In an interview with Fox News, he said that Israel's recent attacks on Hezbollah targets in Lebanon were not coordinated with the U.S. This also raised questions about the limits of U.S. influence over Israel. According to Xinhua News Agency citing U.S. media reports, Trump stated that Iran should stop and return to the negotiating table, and he would advise Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu not to retaliate against Iran. However, in the early hours of the 8th, the Israeli Defense Forces announced on Telegram: "Just now, the Israeli Air Force attacked military targets in western and central Iran belonging to the Iranian terrorist regime." Iran's state television reported multiple explosions in Tehran, Mashhad, and Isfahan.
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In an interview with the Financial Times on the 7th, Trump said Netanyahu "has no choice." He also told Fox News that he would instruct Netanyahu to exercise restraint and not retaliate against Iran. But this statement contradicts the Israeli military's declaration. Israeli Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said on the 7th, "Once approved, the IDF will immediately strike the enemy with force." Soon after, Israel carried out an airstrike on Iran. Less than a week earlier, Trump harshly criticized Netanyahu for escalating the Lebanon situation and claimed to have prevented Israeli attacks on Beirut.
In fact, Trump has failed to stop Israel from frequently striking targets inside Lebanon, especially in southern Lebanon, with recent weeks seeing even increased firepower. The U.S., Israel, and Lebanon reached a conditional ceasefire framework statement in Washington in early June, with the precondition that Hezbollah withdraws from southern Lebanon and stops firing at Israel. Iran quickly rejected this agreement, and Hezbollah also called it a "farce," with both sides continuing their attacks. Israeli officials said that earlier on the 7th, two rockets from Hezbollah crossed the border, and Hezbollah claimed responsibility. Israel then attacked Hezbollah targets in Beirut. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported that the airstrike caused 2 deaths and 20 injuries, including 4 women and 4 children. An Israeli official told The Jerusalem Post that although Israel informed the U.S. in advance, it did not seek American "green light" (approval) for this operation.
BBC reported that from Israel's perspective, this seems to mark the complete exhaustion of its patience. Despite pressure from the U.S., Israel insists that if it deems it necessary for its security, it reserves the right to attack Beirut. Moreover, Israel does not want the Lebanon situation to be linked to US-Iran negotiations. Iran has been seeking to include stopping Israel's actions inside Lebanon as part of the conditions in peace negotiations with the U.S. The Iranian chief negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, said on the 7th that the U.S. blockade of Iranian shipping and its tacit approval of Israel's attacks on Lebanon "make U.S. military bases and assets in the region legitimate targets." The U.S. has previously deployed fighter jets to Israel, stationed at an Israeli base in Negev and at an airport in Tel Aviv. But there is no indication that these locations have become targets or have been affected.
As the U.S.-Iran agreement progresses, if it fails, the U.S. military may launch strikes against Iran
"This will not affect the agreement at all," Trump told the Financial Times on the 7th. He said that Iran's attacks on Israel have not changed his desire to end the U.S.-Iran negotiations. "I think the agreement is moving forward," he said. "Let's see what happens." The Financial Times pointed out that compared to Trump's stance since the first round of U.S.-Iran talks in early April, this interview sounded less optimistic about reaching an agreement. When asked what would happen if such an agreement "fails for its own reasons," Trump said he would consider a surprise attack on Iran.
"That means two things," he said. "First, it means we might go in and deal with the remaining areas we haven't resolved militarily before. Or, it simply means we will continue to impose sanctions on Iran, which could be more damaging than any attack on the country."
Mohsen Rezaee, a military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, told CNN on the 5th, "If Trump wants to reach an agreement with Iran, this $24 billion is a trust test." Trump has already indicated on the 7th that Iran's assets will not be unfrozen until an agreement is reached.
Iranian officials previously told The Washington Post that a memorandum of understanding aimed at opening the Strait of Hormuz included a first-phase plan to unfreeze $12 billion of Iranian assets and lift the U.S. maritime blockade on Iranian ports. According to CNN, Tehran hopes to unfreeze another $12 billion in subsequent phases.
A U.S. diplomat familiar with the negotiations said that before Iran begins to give up its highly enriched uranium, its frozen assets will not be released. The Trump administration has prioritized limiting Iran's ability to develop nuclear weapons, and Tehran's willingness to relinquish its enriched uranium remains a key focus of the negotiations.
Trump claimed the U.S. has "completely destroyed" Iran's military power, adding that Iran "probably only has 21% or 22% of its missiles left." However, The Washington Post reported on May 5 that U.S. intelligence assessments suggest Iran still retains a significant ballistic missile capability.
Trump said he has not directly spoken with Iran's Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, but he would be willing to engage if invited. He described the leader as "younger. I think more rational. Wounded. He’s been hurt badly. So, in a way, he’s shown some courage."