{"id":1018378,"date":"2026-06-10T21:41:18","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1018378\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T21:41:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T21:41:18","slug":"trump-threatens-more-strikes-on-iran-as-tehran-attacks-countries-in-region","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/1018378\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump threatens more strikes on Iran, as Tehran attacks countries in region"},"content":{"rendered":"

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched airstrikes Wednesday against Iran, and President Donald Trump said more were coming, as Tehran fired back at countries in the region. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to end the war<\/a>, with Trump warning that Tehran would \u201cpay the price\u201d for stalled negotiations.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s warnings at the White House and on social media came hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan \u2014 all of which host U.S. troops \u2014 came under Iranian fire. It was the second time this week that back-and-forth strikes have tested a two-month ceasefire. On Monday, Iran and Israel targeted each other<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re going to hit them again hard today,\u201d Trump told reporters at the White House hours after the U.S. said it struck Iranian military sites. <\/p>\n

He urged Iran to sign a deal to end the war.<\/p>\n

Shortly after Trump spoke, the U.S. military said it had fired on an oil tanker attempting to transport oil from Iran in violation of its blockade on Iranian ports. U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said later Wednesday that the U.S. military will strike Iran \u201chard\u201d overnight.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s comments underlined his whipsaw approach to the war; earlier this week he suggested a deal to end the conflict could be reached in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing<\/a>. It is betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> \u2014 a crucial passageway for oil and natural gas \u2014 gives it a strong bargaining chip.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s United Nations envoy said the U.S. should refrain from threats of force if it wants a deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has never negotiated under threats and pressure and will never submit to pressure or question,\u201d Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Still, both countries seem to be looking for a way to end the conflict \u2014 if they can manage to sell it as a win at home. <\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing goals<\/a> that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran\u2019s theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. <\/p>\n

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A man runs past burning cars following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mohammed Zaatari)<\/p>\n

A man runs past burning cars following an Israeli airstrike in the southern port city of Sidon, Lebanon, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. (AP Photo\/Mohammed Zaatari)<\/p>\n

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Trump says US is sneaking oil past the Strait of Hormuz<\/p>\n

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Since the U.S. and Israel started the war with Feb. 28 attacks on Iran, the conflict has shaken the global economy<\/a>, driven up energy prices worldwide, and made food and other basics<\/a> more expensive. <\/p>\n

The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up more than 25% since the start of the war.<\/p>\n

Trump said Wednesday the U.S. military has since last month undertaken a \u201csecret mission\u201d to sneak oil shipments past Iran\u2019s forces in the Strait of Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment.<\/p>\n

Trump said as a result more than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran\u2019s chokehold on the strait. There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.<\/p>\n

The military\u2019s role was not immediately clear. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a Central Command spokesman, said U.S. forces \u201ccommunicate and coordinate\u201d with commercial ships in the area, but gave no details on military support being offered.<\/p>\n

US and Iranian strikes shake the Mideast<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said Wednesday an American aircraft fired \u201cprecision munitions\u201d into the engine room of the Palau-flagged vessel M\/T Settebello as it attempted to breach the naval blockade with a shipment of Iranian oil. It was the eighth merchant vessel disabled by U.S. forces in waters off Iran.<\/p>\n

India\u2019s foreign ministry said three Indian sailors were missing after the Settebello was struck, while 21 others were rescued. Its statement did not mention the U.S. military or the blockade.<\/p>\n

Hawkins of U.S. Central Command said American forces warned the crew before firing on the ship.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said strikes earlier Wednesday targeted \u201cair defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran said U.S. strikes hit two water reservoirs in the southern city of Sirik, temporarily cutting off water to thousands of people. U.S. Central Command had no immediate comment.<\/p>\n

Tehran later claimed attacks in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.<\/p>\n

Jordan said it shot down five incoming missiles, which Iran said targeted an air base hosting American military aircraft.<\/p>\n

Bahrain and Kuwait said they intercepted incoming fire.<\/p>\n

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi condemned the American attacks as a violation of Iranian sovereignty. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmail Baghaei said in televised comments that, following the new attacks, Iran would review its stance on negotiations to end the war.<\/p>\n

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A cleric checks his cell phone on stage in front of a screen displaying portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n

A cleric checks his cell phone on stage in front of a screen displaying portraits of the late Iranian revolutionary founder Ayatollah Khomeini, left, late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, center, and Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, during a pro-government gathering in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, June 7, 2026. (AP Photo\/Vahid Salemi)<\/p>\n

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Efforts to mediate a deal continued. Following consultations with the U.S., a delegation from Qatar arrived in Tehran for talks on Wednesday, according to an official with knowledge of the visit who requested anonymity due to the sensitivity of the talks.<\/p>\n

The exchanges of fire came a day after a U.S. Army attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz. The helicopter collided with an Iranian drone, according to a U.S. official speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss an ongoing investigation. It wasn\u2019t clear whether the collision was intentional.<\/p>\n

A drone boat rescued the helicopter\u2019s two crew. Trump said they were uninjured.<\/p>\n

Big disagreements stand in the way of a quick peace deal<\/p>\n

Wary of high gas prices<\/a> in the run-up to congressional elections in November, Trump seems to be looking for a quick win. But he is also making demands that will be tough for Iran to swallow.<\/p>\n

The U.S. wants to see Iran give up its stockpile of highly enriched uranium. While Iran insists its nuclear program is peaceful, that uranium is a short technical step from weapons-grade levels. <\/p>\n

Iran is refusing to give up the uranium and demanding relief from sanctions. It also wants the release of frozen assets even before a final agreement is in place, something Trump rejected.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s not clear how those differences can be bridged. In a Truth Social post Wednesday, Trump said Iran was taking \u201ctoo long to negotiate a deal\u201d and \u201cnow they will have to pay the price!!!\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran has insisted that any deal to end the war must also end fighting between its ally Hezbollah and Israel. Israel has instead intensified its military campaign against the Lebanon-based militant group.<\/p>\n

An airstrike on a village east of Tyre killed at least six people, Lebanon\u2019s state-run National News Agency reported. It said two others were killed by an Israeli drone strike on a car in the southern city of Sidon. <\/p>\n

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Price reported from Washington. Associated Press writers Konstantin Toropin and Will Weissert in Washington; Natalie Melzer in Nahariya, Israel; David Rising in Bangkok; Bassem Mroue in Beirut; Michelle L. Price in New York; Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, and Hannah Schoenbaum in Salt Lake City contributed to this report.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The United States launched airstrikes Wednesday against Iran, and President Donald Trump…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1018379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5311],"tags":[19751,281755,12019,6505,32,43958,4179,774,14535,83163,58138,33038,83634,8617,602,285,281754,49,5213,978,659,7660,263],"class_list":["post-1018378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-united-states","tag-abbas-araghchi","tag-amir-saeid-iravani","tag-ap-top-news","tag-benjamin-netanyahu","tag-donald-trump","tag-esmail-baghaei","tag-general-news","tag-iran","tag-iran-government","tag-iran-war","tag-israel-government","tag-kuwait-government","tag-mideast-wars","tag-military-and-defense","tag-pete-hegseth","tag-politics","tag-tim-hawkins","tag-united-states","tag-united-states-government","tag-us","tag-usa","tag-war-and-unrest","tag-world-news"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116727991874246797","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1018378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1018378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1018379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1018378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1018378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1018378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}