Iran fired missiles at Israel in retaliation for an Israeli attack in Lebanon. Hours after the Iranian launches, the Israeli military said it had struck military targets in Iran. Share full articleVideoIran Fires Missiles at Israel for First Time Since April0:32Iran attacked Israel with ballistic missiles late Sunday after an Israeli attack in the outskirts of Beirut against Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed militant group.CreditCredit...Mussa Qawasma/Reuters See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más de nuestra cobertura en los resultados de búsqueda. Add The New York Times on GoogleAgrega The New York Times en Google Latest PinnedUpdated June 7, 2026, 10:28 p.m. ETDavid M. Halbfinger and Katie Rogers Here’s the latest.Iran and Israel exchanged strikes starting late Sunday, in the first such hostilities since a cease-fire paused the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran in April. Iran launched ballistic missiles at Israel late Sunday after an Israeli attack in Lebanon against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militant group. The Israeli military said that it had intercepted the missiles and announced around 11 p.m. local time that citizens were free to leave shelters. The government said schools would be closed nationwide on Monday as a precautionary measure. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said the missile barrages were a response to Israel’s attack on Hezbollah. It said its acceptance of a cease-fire with the United States and Israel had been conditioned on a cease-fire on all fronts. “Tonight’s operation was a warning, and if aggressions are repeated, the responses will be broader,” the Guards Corps said in a statement. Hours later, early Monday local time, the Israeli military said it had struck military targets in Iran. Iranian state media reported that explosions were heard in Tehran, the capital, and the cities of Tabriz and Isfahan. Earlier, President Trump told Axios that he had planned to call Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to tell him not to respond to the Iranian missiles. The Financial Times reported that the president said that Mr. Netanyahu had no choice but to accept a deal with Iran. “I call all the shots,” the newspaper reported Mr. Trump as saying in an interview. “He doesn’t call the shots. Still, the Israel military suggested it was eager to return fire and said early Monday that it had done so. “The Iranian terror regime committed a grave error,” Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, spokesman for the Israeli military, said in a televised briefing before the strikes on Iran. He said Iran was “trying to forge a new equation by launching directly at our territory” in response to Israeli action in Lebanon. “We will not allow that,” he added. Israel had joined the United States in a surprise attack on Iran in late February, but Israel and Iran had left each other alone since the April cease-fire as the United States sought a peace deal with Tehran. Although the Israeli and Lebanese governments last week agreed to renew a cease-fire, Hezbollah rejected that truce. More than 3,600 people in Lebanon have been killed since fighting erupted in March, and hundreds since the cease-fire there. Some 30 Israeli soldiers have been killed. Mr. Netanyahu, who is behind in the polls heading into a re-election fight, has faced fierce political pressure from citizens of northern Israel who have been plagued by Hezbollah’s rockets, drones and missiles. He warned last week that he would order attacks on Beirut if Hezbollah attacked Israeli territory again. Mr. Trump told Fox News Sunday that the latest Israeli strike on Beirut had not been coordinated with the United States, and that he was “not happy about it,” the network reported. As for Iran, Fox reported, Mr. Trump said his message was: “You’ve shot your missiles, that’s enough. Get back to the table and make a deal.” Oil prices rise: The volley of Iranian missiles sent oil prices up about 2.9 percent to $95.79, the latest economic jolt from the war. After the initial U.S. and Israeli attacks in February, Iran effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, a vital waterway for the transportation of petroleum products. The throttling of shipping traffic, coupled with the subsequent U.S. blockade of Iranian ports, set off a surge in fuel prices. Iran’s official broadcaster reported early Monday local time that explosions were heard in Tehran, the capital, and the cities of Tabriz and Isfahan. Israel’s air force struck military targets in western and central Iran early Monday, the Israel Defense Forces said on social media, without providing more details. The attack came hours after Iran fired ballistic missiles at Israel. Hours after Iran attacked Israel, there was no word from Israel’s prime minister about a potential response. According to Al Manar, the media arm of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, Israeli warplanes did target several areas of southern Lebanon overnight. Although he has been silent on social media about the attack, President Trump has spoken to several U.S. and foreign media outlets in recent hours. Kan, the Israeli public broadcaster, reported that Trump had said Israel should not retaliate for the strikes. “I think Israel has responded enough, they don’t need to respond anymore,” Kan reported the president as saying. “We can achieve peace after 3,000 years.” Axios reported Trump as saying that he had planned to call Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, and tell him not to retaliate. The Financial Times reported that the president forcefully said Netanyahu would ultimately have “no choice” but to accept a deal with Iran. “I call the shots,” the outlet reported Trump as saying. “I call all the shots. He doesn’t call the shots.” After the Iranian attacks on Israel on Sunday, Brent crude, the international benchmark, rose about 2.9 percent, to $95.79. The U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran in late February prompted Iran to effectively blockade the Strait of Hormuz, through which a significant amount of the world’s oil and natural gas passes, and has wreaked havoc on energy markets. When Israel and Iran last traded fire, the conflict caused major flight disruptions and airspace closures across the Middle East, but on Sunday, the impact seemed much more limited. Iraq and Syria announced temporary airspace closures, according to both countries’ state news agencies. In Iran, all flights to and from the airport serving the capital have been suspended, according to IRNA, an Iranian state news agency. But elsewhere in the region, major airports appeared to be operating without significant delays. Israel’s ministry of transport indicated that it had no plans to close the country’s airspace. A statement from Iran’s Foreign Ministry framed the missile attacks on northern Israel on Sunday as an act of self-defense. The ministry also accused the United States of bearing direct responsibility for what it said were Israeli violations of the April 8 cease-fire by attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon. Any additional Israeli action against Lebanon or Iran, the statement warned, would be met with what it called a “crushing and comprehensive” response. The U.S. Embassy in Jerusalem said that its consular sections in Jerusalem and in the Embassy Branch Office in Tel Aviv would be closed on Monday, and directed all U.S. government employees and their family members in Israel to shelter in place. It also said staff members should be prepared to move to protected spaces in the event of alerts warning of incoming missile, rocket or drone fire. Israel’s military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, stopped short of saying that a military response had already been agreed upon or when one could be expected, but said Israel will “strike the enemy with determination as soon as the order is given.” The remark came as he was presiding over a meeting of senior military officers, according to a statement from the military. Crossings in and out of Gaza have closed until further notice following Iran’s missile attack against Israel, the Israeli military agency that coordinates aid into Gaza, known as COGAT, said in a statement. It said that the closures, at Rafah and Kerem Shalom, have been made necessary due to “a number of necessary security measures” taken following the attack. The closure cuts off the two places where people can cross in and out of Gaza; Kerem Shalom is the only place where goods can enter the war-torn enclave of some 2 million Palestinians. It’s been more than an hour since Iran launched missiles at Israel, and Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, has yet to comment. The dilemma he’s facing is how — or whether — to respond to the barrage. This echoes a moment at the end of the 2025 war between Israel and Iran: Israel was planning to attack Iran for purportedly firing after the beginning of the truce that ultimately ended the fighting. But President Trump publicly called on Netanyahu to immediately call off the strike in a post on social media, warning it would be “A MAJOR VIOLATION.” Netanyahu complied. The Iranian Red Crescent said that its personnel across the country had been placed on full alert, as Iran appeared to be bracing for the possibility of a response from Israel. More than 110,000 trained relief workers nationwide were on full alert to provide aid to Iranians under any circumstances, the group said. Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, the top Israeli military spokesman, also indicated that Israel would continue attacking Hezbollah in Lebanon, the reason Iran cited for launching its volley of missiles. Iran, he said, was trying to “force a new equation” by attacking Israel for its actions in Lebanon. “We will not allow that,” he said. Israel’s chief military spokesman, Brig. Gen. Effie Defrin, said in brief televised remarks that the military chief of staff, Lt. Gen. Eyal Zamir, was approving plans for future action and that Iran had made “a grave mistake,” but stopped short of saying there would be immediate retaliation over the strikes. He also said that Israel was primed for the possibility of additional fire from Iran. The military “is ready and prepared,” General Defrin said. Iran’s missile attack seems to have resulted in minor damage, with no immediate report of casualties resulting directly from the strikes. Magen David Adom, the country’s rescue service, said it had treated several people who were injured while heading for shelter. Israel’s Fire and Rescue Service said its teams were extinguishing several fires caused by interceptor fragments. Asked about the strikes among Israel, Lebanon and Iran, the State Department said in a statement that it still supported the process of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, and that another round of talks was scheduled for the week of June 22. However, the department also said that “the United States supports Israel’s right to self-defense and stands with the legitimate government of Lebanon as it works to deliver a better future for its citizens.” The statement reiterated the U.S. position that recent violence by Hezbollah is jeopardizing the negotiations and the reaching of a deal, saying the group “must stop firing immediately and allow these agreements to take effect.”
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