US and Iran swap strikes as ceasefire hangs by a thread
Key takeaways
- Iran said has struck Gulf countries in retaliation for overnight US attacks.
- https://p.dw.com/p/5FAqf A missile is fired towards Iranian targets from a US warship overnight Thursday Image: U.S.
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Iran said has struck Gulf countries in retaliation for overnight US attacks. The renewed fighting comes after the US president said Iran would "pay the price" for stalled negotiations. DW has more.
https://p.dw.com/p/5FAqf A missile is fired towards Iranian targets from a US warship overnight Thursday Image: U.S. Central Command/REUTERSAdvertisement Skip next section What you need to know What you need to know US has said it has completed its latest round of strikes overnight into Thursday. It had carried out an earlier wave of attacks on Iranian sites after blaming Iran for the crash of an attack helicopter off Oman Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it has targeted US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace due to fresh Iranian attacks Jordan has also come under attack from Iranian missiles This is a roundup of the main events from the war in Iran and the wider Middle East on Thursday, June 11, 2026:
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