June 7-8, 2026 — Ceasefire falters as Israel and Iran trade worst strikes in months

Our live coverage has moved • Get the latest updates on the war with Iran here. Read more All catch up 108 Posts Link Copied! Key developments • State of war: Israel has halted attacks on Iran , Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said, stopping short of acknowledging a ceasefire that US President Donald Trump said the countries were aiming for. • Tehran’s warning: Iran has also suspended its operations against Israel but warned it would resume them if Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continue. Separately, a top Iranian official told CNN that Tehran has “no problem” pushing forward with peace talks, so long as Iran is confident that the US side is being honest and sincere. • Conditions ease up: Iran’s airspace has returned to “normal conditions,” and flight operations are expected to resume, the country’s Civil Aviation Organization said, according to Iranian state media. Israel said it will lift restrictions on schools and workplaces on Tuesday at 6 a.m. local time. Read more Link Copied! Trump says US will "declare total victory" over Iran in next two weeks By Kit Maher President Donald Trump suggested that the United States would be declaring “total victory” over Iran in the next two weeks in a tele-rally for South Carolina Sen. Lindsey Graham, who is on the primary ballot Tuesday. “We’re negotiating now, and they want to make a very good deal. They’re willing to give us everything, they’re willing to give us no nuclear weapon,” Trump said. “I think we are winning that battle, but you’re really going to win it over the next two weeks when we declare total victory, it’ll be a total victory, it’ll happen very soon, and oil prices will come tumbling down,” Trump said. It’s not the first time he’s made promises about significant progress in “two weeks.” The ceasefire with Iran, announced on April 7, was initially supposed to last two weeks while the two sides finished a deal to end the war. Asked on Meet the Press why Iran hasn’t agreed to a deal if they are desperate to make one, as he has said repeatedly, the president said, “Because they’re strong. They’re proud. There are things they never thought they’d be doing that they’re going to have to do. They’ve got no choice. And it takes a little while.” Read more Link Copied! "Raising alarm bells": Oil executive warns about impacts of Iran war on oil reserves By CNN staff Mike Sommers, CEO of the American Petroleum Institute, warned about the toll the Iran war is having on the strategic petroleum reserve. Hear what he has to say about production around the globe: Video Ad Feedback 'We're raising alarm bells right now.' Oil exec warns about impacts of Iran war on oil reserves 1:09 • Source: CNN 'We're raising alarm bells right now.' Oil exec warns about impacts of Iran war on oil reserves 1:09 Read more Link Copied! Iran and Israel halt strikes against each other. Here's what to know By Elise Hammond Video Ad Feedback Netanyahu was preparing significant Iran attack when Trump convinced him to stand down 4:27 • Source: CNN Netanyahu was preparing significant Iran attack when Trump convinced him to stand down 4:27 Israel was preparing for a significant attack in Tehran on Monday when US President Donald Trump convinced Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to hold off, according to an Israeli source and a US official familiar with the matter. Here’s what to know about what is happening in the region: Shortly after the call between Trump and Netanyahu , the Israeli leader announced his country had accepted the US administration’s request to halt strikes on Iran , but said attacks in Lebanon will continue. It was Trump’s second phone call to Netanyahu in a matter of hours. Trump told Axios that he warned the Israeli prime minister that he would isolate himself if he continued to strike Iran. Meantime, there has been strikes in southern Lebanon. Five people were killed and eight wounded by an Israeli strike in Tyre, the Lebanese Health Ministry said. It occurred after Tehran warned it would resume its suspended operations against Israel if its strikes continued in southern Lebanon. US forces fired interceptors trying to shoot down Iranian missiles headed toward Israel in recent days, according to a US official. American officials are still working to assess “who hit what” in the aftermath of the attack, the official said. Iran pledged to maintain control over the critical Strait of Hormuz while criticizing fresh European Union sanctions . Top Iranian negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said Iran will “defeat” the US naval blockade of its ports, as reported by the semi-official Tasnim News Agency. Trump said the blockade would remain until a peace agreement is reached. Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi said Tehran has “no problem” pushing forward with peace talks with the US, but any potential agreement hinges on the US changing its behavior amid a climate of deep mistrust. The US government is tracking at least six Americans detained in Iran, a US official said, including two who have been designated as wrongfully detained. CNN’s Frederik Pleitgen, Jennifer Hansler, Billy Stockwell, Aida Karimi, Kevin Liptak, Tal Shalev, Jeremy Diamond, Zachary Cohen, Oren Liebermann, Caitlin Danaher, Eyad Kourdi and Kit Maher contributed reporting to this post. Read more Link Copied! Trump warned Netanyahu further strikes could isolate him in conflict with Iran By Kit Maher President Donald Trump told Axios Monday that he warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli prime minister would isolate himself if he continued to strike Iran. “I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,’” Trump told Axios reporter and CNN contributor Barak Ravid. Trump said that Israel gave the United States “very late notice” about strikes on Iran on Sunday, which have now stopped. At the same time, Netanyahu signaled strikes could resume. As Trump continues to work to reach a deal to end the war with Iran, he said that five regional countries urged him to intervene with Netanyahu after the recent strikes. “These countries were very concerned. They love the deal that we have been negotiating,” Trump said, without specifying which countries reached out. Iran officials also contacted him, Trump said, saying they would stop shooting if Israel backed off. “They called us and said that they are not doing any more attacks and asked us to tell Israel not to do any more attacks,” Trump told Axios. Read more Link Copied! Five killed by Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, Health Ministry says By Caitlin Danaher and Eyad Kourdi Five people were killed and eight wounded by an Israeli strike in Tyre in southern Lebanon on Monday, the Lebanese Health Ministry said in a statement. Among the wounded were four paramedics; the ministry said the attack struck close to a Red Cross center. Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) reported a car was targeted by an Israeli missile. “Following the strike that occurred in front of the Lebanese Red Cross center in Tyre, four paramedics were wounded with moderate and minor injuries as a result of shattered glass,” the Lebanese Red Cross said, adding that the injured were taken to hospital for treatment. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it carried out strikes “throughout the day in southern Lebanon.” The strike occurred after Tehran warned it would resume its suspended operations against Israel if Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon continue. Read more Link Copied! Tehran has “no problem” talking with US, but its behavior must change, Iran official says By Frederik Pleitgen and Billy Stockwell Video Ad Feedback Top Iranian official says Iran doesn’t see “serious will” from US to finalize deal framework 2:10 • Source: CNN Top Iranian official says Iran doesn’t see “serious will” from US to finalize deal framework 2:10 Top Iranian official Ebrahim Azizi said today that Tehran has “no problem” pushing forward with peace talks with the United States in principle, so long as Iran is confident that the American side is being honest and sincere. But, he cautioned, any potential agreement between the warring nations hinges on the US changing its behavior amid a climate of deep mistrust. In an exclusive interview with CNN Senior International Correspondent Frederik Pleitgen, Azizi said, “If we could reach confidence that they are people of negotiation and that they also submit to the rules of negotiation, then the Islamic Republic, because it has the logic of negotiation, because it has the logic of dialogue, would have no problem with negotiating.” Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament’s national security and foreign policy committee, added that it was Tehran’s belief that US President Donald Trump is not being truthful amid the negotiations, which are aimed at turning the temporary ceasefire into a lasting agreement to end the war. “But we have said many times that we accepted negotiation as a continuation of the battlefield. We consider negotiation to be part of the battle,” he said. Speaking about the remaining sticking points in mediated talks, Azizi said Iran does “not see a serious will to reach a framework that could actually implement such a framework.” The Iranian official claimed the US had initially agreed to release Iran’s frozen overseas assets “at the outset,” but Tehran has so far observed no willingness from Washington to do so. He also reiterated that current negotiations do not involve matters related to Iran’s nuclear program, which Tehran has long insisted is for peaceful purposes only. Asked whether there is a possibility of an eventual peace deal between the US and Iran, Azizi said this depends on the “behaviors that we observe from the other side.” “If these same behaviors continue, then no,” he said. “We do not have any trust at all.” Editor’s Note: CNN operates in Iran only with the permission of the government but maintains full editorial control of its reports. Read more Link Copied! Top Iranian negotiator says Tehran will "defeat" US naval blockade By Billy Stockwell and Aida Karimi Pro-government Iranian demonstrators wave Iranian and Hezbollah flags in Tehran on Sunday, June 7 Vahid Salemi/AP Iran will “defeat” the United States’ naval blockade of Iranian ports, a top Iranian negotiator said today, while blaming the maritime restrictions in part for the latest military escalation in the region, according to Iranian media. “We will turn the naval blockade — which is a war crime and part of the enemy’s conspiracy — into yet another defeat for them through comprehensive planning,” the semi-official Tasnim News Agency quoted Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf as saying. US President Donald Trump said earlier today that the US blockade, which was introduced in April, would remain in place “in full force” until a final peace agreement between the two warring nations is reached. Trump recently said the blockade has given Washington more leverage over Iran than military strikes. Ghalibaf framed the restrictions on Monday as a violation of the temporary ceasefire, and he expressed a general lack of trust in the American side. Ghalibaf also said Iran must pursue military operations and diplomacy together to achieve its goals. “The choice is not between war and negotiations,” Ghalibaf said, according to Tasnim. “Rather, we must fight when the time calls for fighting and negotiate when the time calls for negotiating.” Meanwhile, the commander of Iran’s Quds Force, an elite expeditionary unit of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, said a “new security belt of the resistance” would be established from the Strait of Hormuz to the Bab al-Mandab, according to Tasnim. The Bab al-Mandab Strait is another vital maritime corridor in the Middle East at the southern entrance to the Red Sea. Read more Link Copied! Analysis: Why Lebanon is key to the future of the conflict across the region By CNN staff After exchanging fire, Israel and Iran are both committing to stop attacks against one another. But Iran issued a key caveat: Israel must also stop its attacks on Hezbollah, its Lebanese proxy in southern Lebanon. That’s a