As Monday morning broke over a Middle East bracing for renewed conflict, a fragile regional ceasefire appeared to have collapsed after an exchange of direct strikes between Iran and Israel.The latest developments came as US President Donald Trump said Israel would have no choice but to accept a potential deal, following an interview walkout when pressed on his campaign pledge of “no new wars”.Here is the latest on the conflict.Retaliatory strikesThe Israel-defence-forces" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="113408" data-entity-type="organization">Israel Defence Forces carried out a wave of retaliatory air strikes against Iranian regime targets in western and central Iran on Monday.
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New strikes, Trump walkout leave Iran peace deal in limbo 100 days on
A fragile regional ceasefire has collapsed following direct strikes between Iran and Israel, marking 100 days since the initial US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. On Monday, Iran launched a coordinated barrage of ballistic missiles, prompting the Israel Defense Forces to carry out retaliatory air strikes against Iranian regime targets in western and central Iran.
Khushboo Razdan,Xinyi WuSouth China Morning PostFiled 2026-06-08 · 01:03 GMTLean · Center-RightRead · 1 min
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A fragile regional ceasefire has collapsed following direct strikes between Iran and Israel, marking 100 days since the initial US and Israeli air strikes on Iran. On Monday, Iran launched a coordinated barrage of ballistic missiles, prompting the Israel Defense Forces to carry out retaliatory air strikes against Iranian regime targets in western and central Iran. These developments occurred as US President Donald Trump stated Israel would have no choice but to accept a potential deal, after walking out of an interview when questioned about his pledge to avoid new wars. Fighting has also intensified in Lebanon.
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The Israel Defence Forces carried out a wave of retaliatory air strikes against Iranian regime targets in western and central Iran on Monday.
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US President Donald Trump said Israel would have no choice but to accept a potential deal.
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Donald Trump walked out of an interview when pressed on his campaign pledge of “no new wars”.
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A fragile regional ceasefire appeared to have collapsed after an exchange of direct strikes between Iran and Israel.
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