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New strikes, Trump walkout leave Iran peace deal in limbo 100 days on
Months after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran there has been an escalation in attacks in the region
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Khushboo Razdanin New DelhiandXinyi Wuin BeijingPublished: 9:03am, 8 Jun 2026Updated: 9:17am, 8 Jun 2026As Sunday marked 100 days since the United States and Israel launched air strikes on Iran, hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough gave way to renewed violence.
Iran and Israel exchanged fresh attacks and fighting intensified in Lebanon, even as US President Donald Trump remarked that Israel had no choice but to accept a potential deal after walking out of an interview on camera.
Here are the key developments:
Israel: missiles fired from Iran
Iran launched a coordinated barrage of ballistic missiles towards Israel, according to the Israel Defence Forces. It marked the first direct confrontation between the two nations since an April ceasefire.Advertisement
Air raid sirens blared across central and northern Israel, sending millions of residents into fortified shelters as Israel activated its air defence network to successfully intercept the incoming threats.
Addressing the press, Effie Defrin, spokesman for the Israeli army, described the strikes as a “grave mistake” by Iran.
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According to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the ballistic missile strike on Israel’s Ramat David airbase was a warning shot and an immediate response to Israeli air strikes in Beirut earlier on Sunday that left two people dead and 20 more injured.
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