TOPSHOT - Smoke and debris rise following an Israeli airstrike in Tyre on June 9, 2026. Residents of south Lebanon's Tyre including the Christian quarter fled on June 9, an AFP correspondent said, after Israel's army for the first time warned the entire city to evacuate ahead of strikes. The warning came a day after Iran, which insists a halt to the wider Middle East conflict must include a ceasefire in Lebanon, warned it would resume attacks on Israel if it kept striking its neighbour. (Photo by KAWANT HAJU / AFP via Getty Images) /
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The U.S. military launched airstrikes and Iran retaliated following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that U.S. President Donald Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic. Iran launched attacks Wednesday morning in Bahrain and Kuwait, which both sounded alerts and fired air defenses in response. Iran also said it targeted an air base in Jordan hosting U.S. forces, which was not immediately acknowledged by American or Jordanian officials. The war that started Feb. 28 has shaken the global economy, and officials have been unable to turn the April ceasefire into a deal to permanently end the conflict.
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