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Israel said it struck military targets in Iran after loud explosions were heard across Tehran and other cities. The attacks came as Tehran and Tel Aviv traded threats and despite Donald Trump's assertion that he had urged restraint.
Smoke rises following an explosion in Tehran in February. (File photo: Reuters)
UPDATED: Jun 8, 2026 07:54 IST
Loud explosions were heard in multiple cities across Iran, including the capital, Tehran, as Israel said it had struck military targets. The attacks came despite US President Donald Trump's claim that he "calls all the shots" in the region and had instructed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu not to retaliate against Tehran's missile strikes.
The strikes across Iranian cities came as Tehran and Tel Aviv traded threats following Iran's missile attack on Israel on Sunday night, the first direct confrontation between the two sides since the April 8 ceasefire. Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for what it said were Israeli strikes on Beirut.
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Sayan Ganguly
Published On:
Jun 8, 2026 07:54 IST
