Overview
- U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged air and missile strikes on June 11, ending a two-month April ceasefire and producing explosions in southern Iran and reported attacks on bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan.
- President Trump publicly threatened “very hard” strikes and the seizure of Kharg Island but later announced he cancelled scheduled strikes, saying talks had reached Iran’s highest leadership level while Tehran denied any finalized deal.
- U.S. Central Command said American strikes targeted Iranian surveillance, communications and air‑defence sites, and Iran’s Revolutionary Guard claimed it hit scores of U.S. regional targets in retaliation.
- Iran’s authority overseeing the Strait of Hormuz announced the waterway would remain closed, disrupting global oil flows and shipping; an earlier U.S. strike on a commercial vessel off Oman killed three Indian sailors and prompted diplomatic protest.
- Mediators including Pakistan and Qatar say negotiations are ongoing even as Washington keeps a naval blockade and the U.S. Treasury warns it will tap frozen Iranian funds to offset damage, leaving the region at acute risk of wider escalation.