The brutal U.S. attacks on Indian commercial vessels which have killed at least three Indian nationals, stand as clear evidence of America’s ongoing policy of armed robbery and State piracy.
We extend our sympathies to the families and friends of the slain Indian sailors and…

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Iran on Thursday said it had not reached a final decision on a deal with Washington after US President Donald Trump announced a "great settlement" to end the war.

"So far, Iran has not reached a final conclusion on the agreement," foreign ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baqaei said, after Trump said he expected a deal to be signed in Europe in the coming days.

President Donald Trump said on Thursday that a threatened U.S. military operation against Kharg Island was off the table for now as he girded for what could be an agreement with Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he believed Iran's Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei had approved a deal with the US that would trigger the opening of the Strait of Hormuz and the lifting of a US blockade on Iranian ports.

When asked by a reporter at the White House whether Khamenei had approved the deal, Trump said: "I understand the answer is yes."

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday the Strait of Hormuz would be opened as soon as a "great settlement" of the war in Iran was signed, an event he said he expected would happen within days.

U.S. President Donald Trump threatened Thursday to launch major strikes on Iran and seize control of its oil industry as escalating attacks between the countries pushed the Middle East closer to the resumption of a full-scale war.

Trump said in a social media post that the U.S. would hit Iran “VERY HARD TONIGHT” and take “total control” of Iran’s oil and gas industries, including the vital Kharg Island oil terminal, in the “not too distant future.”

The American leader's latest threats came as efforts to negotiate an end to the war appeared stuck. Trump has voiced his frustration with the stalled negotiations, warning earlier in the week that Tehran would “pay the price” for taking too long to reach a deal.

(AP)

Iran's chief negotiator Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf warned Washington on Thursday to carefully consider its next step in the Middle East war or face years of turmoil and soaring oil and gas prices.

"Wrong strategies and impulsive decisions will reset the entire board for the worse, explode energy infrastructure and markets and create an endless quagmire that you will be stuck in for years," Ghalibaf, who is also Iran's parliamentary speaker, said in a social media post.

(AFP)

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is "deeply concerned" by the continued escalation in the Middle East, including strikes by the United States on Iran and Iranian strikes on its neighbors, a U.N. spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday. 

"He urges the parties to return to the full implementation of the ceasefire and avoid any further deterioration, which, as he told the Security Council yesterday, could trigger a full resumption of the conflict, with unpredictable consequences for the region and the world, especially the most vulnerable countries," the spokesperson said.

(Reuters)

The incident was confirmed by the Indian Embassy in Oman, which said it was closely monitoring the situation and coordinating with the local authorities for further details.

3 Indian Sailors Killed In US Attack On Ship Off Oman Coast: Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

The Indian rupee extended its opening losses on Thursday, pressured by weak Asian cues and persistent dollar demand from oil firms.

The rupee was quoted at 95.6850 per U.S. dollar at 11:10 a.m. IST, down 0.44% on the day after opening at 95.52. The currency has stayed under pressure since the open, with bankers pointing to sustained dollar demand, particularly from oil companies, alongside usual mid-month flows.

After a period where price action was largely driven by the Reserve Bank of India's measures to draw dollar inflows and support the rupee, the market appears to have reverted to its prior pattern of tracking oil, a currency trader at a bank said.

Asian currencies wavered and equities dipped after fresh U.S. strikes on Iran overnight dented hopes of an imminent resolution to the conflict.

In response, Iran said it would shut the Strait of Hormuz and conducted counter-attacks on U.S. military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran closing the strait is a reversal from recent weeks, when Iran had allowed limited transit for ships from friendly nations.

India has reiterated its support for a negotiated two-state solution to the Israel-Palestine conflict, called for a sustained ceasefire in Gaza, and announced that it will soon hand over USD 2.5 million to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) as part of its annual contribution.

Speaking at the UN Security Council Open Debate on "Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace" on Wednesday, India's Permanent Representative to the UN, Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni, said the situation in Gaza has grave humanitarian implications and requires urgent international attention.

He reaffirmed India's support for "a sovereign, independent and viable State of Palestine, living side by side in peace and security with Israel within secure and recognised borders," describing it as the only path to achieving lasting peace and prosperity in the region.

Highlighting India's longstanding development partnership with Palestine, he said, "We will be handing over in a few days, USD 2.5 million to UNRWA, the first tranche of our annual USD 5 million contribution," he said.

On Lebanon, India called for respect for the country's territorial integrity and sovereignty and stressed the need to implement UN Security Council Resolution 1701 and the Declaration on the Cessation of Hostilities issued in November 2024.

According to local media reports, air defence systems were activated in the southern regions of the country, with explosions being heard in western Tehran, Fars province, Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island, Kish, Minab, and some areas in central Isfahan, straining the already fragile ceasefire between the two nations.

In response, Iran's IRGC said that its aerospace force and navy have carried out a two-wave operational strike against US forces in the region

Lebanon's health ministry said Israeli airstrikes on the country's south on Wednesday killed 12 people, as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu urged the Lebanese to join Israel's fight against Hezbollah.

The southern border town of Kfarshuba said a municipal councillor and employee had been released, hours after Israel's army said it had "apprehended" two people who approached its soldiers.

Neither Israel nor Hezbollah has observed an April ceasefire in Lebanon, and the latest war has continued despite a conditional truce deal announced last week after Lebanese-Israeli talks in Washington.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency (NNA) reported Israeli strikes on more than 30 locations in southern and eastern Lebanon on Wednesday, including on Tayr Debba and Deir Qanun al-Nahr, and on three towns where Israel's military issued evacuation warnings.

It also reported an Israeli drone strike on a vehicle in Sidon, a coastal city far from the border that has been relatively spared major Israeli attacks and which hosts many displaced people.

Amid a rapidly evolving situation in West Asia, US Vice President JD Vance said that America and Israel are not always in sync as President Trump's relationship with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu has been tested over the Iran war, CBS reported.

Vance made the remarks in an exclusive interview with CBS, which will air later this week on June 14.

He told CBS that while Israel has been a very close partner of the United States, even then there may be times when the two countries have their interests misaligned--- and that the US would do what it best for its interest.

"Prime Minister Netanyahu, look, he governs a country that has obviously been a very close partner of the United States. But, even when we've been close partners, sometimes we have interests that are perfectly aligned, and sometimes we have interests that are misaligned," Vance told Robert Costa in an interview airing this week on "CBS Sunday Morning."

He said that while Netanyahu is a leader who "aggressively asserts the interests of his country" but said Trump "has been very clear about what is in our best interest."

Stock Market, Sensex, Share Market, Nifty LIVE Updates: Brent futures rose to $94.56 a barrel, while US WTI crude rallied to $91.73 a barrel.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Thursday it had fired ballistic missiles at a US command centre in Jordan, according to state media.

This "punitive operation against the aggressor" targeted "Al-Azraq Air Base and its control center, using 12 ballistic missiles", the Guards said, as quoted by the Tasnim news agency, claiming to have destroyed these facilities "and a large number of fighter aircraft".

India voiced its firm opposition to attacks on merchant shipping amid the ongoing Iran conflict, as it told the UN Security Council that several of its nationals have died or are missing due to attacks in the region.

"We expressed our deep concern at the conflict in Iran and the Gulf region that unfortunately began in the holy month of Ramadan and urged all sides to exercise restraint, avoid escalation and prioritise the safety of civilians," India's Permanent Representative to the UN Ambassador Harish Parvathaneni said Wednesday.

Addressing the UN Security Council open debate on 'Maintenance of International Peace and Security: Advancing Political Solutions in the Middle East: Mediation and Dialogue for Lasting Peace', Parvathaneni said India is firmly opposed to attacks on merchant shipping, as many of its nationals are prominent in its global workforce.

"Many Indian nationals have lost their lives or are missing as a result of attacks against countries of the region and against merchant vessels and sea lanes of communication," he said.

Parvathaneni's remarks in the Security Council came just hours after India summoned US charge d'affaires Jason Meeks in New Delhi and lodged a strong protest over a US attack on commercial tanker Settebello with 24 Indian crew members off the coast of Oman.

Three of the 24 crew members on board the vessel went missing following the attack.

The narrow waterway connecting the Gulf of Persia to Arabia has been under Iran's chokehold in retaliation for the US and Israeli attacks. One-fifth of the global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Trump, Iranian leaders had called him directly last evening and asked him to stop a bombing wave against Iran.

US President Donald Trump has claimed that the American forces secretly transported around 100 million barrels of crude through the Strait of Hormuz, which has been closed by Iran since the start of the Middle East war on February 28. Trump said the US military, under its secret mission, assisted over 200 commercial ships to cross the vital shipping passageway without Tehran's knowledge. 

The narrow waterway connecting the Gulf of Persia to Arabia has been under Iran's chokehold in retaliation for the US and Israeli attacks. One-fifth of the global oil passes through the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on Truth Social, he wrote, "Last month, I directed our Great US Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz."

"Today, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market."

Kuwait has closed airspace 'temporarily' after Iranian attacks. 

Kuwait's military earlier said its air defences were engaging "hostile aerial targets", after the United States launched fresh attacks against Iran.

"The General Staff of the Army announces that air defense systems are currently engaging hostile aerial targets in accordance with established operational procedures," it said on X.

It urged "everyone to adhere to the security and safety instructions and guidelines issued by the relevant authorities, and to obtain information from official and reliable sources".

In response, Iran's IRGC said that its aerospace force and navy have carried out a two-wave operational strike against US forces in the region

The US carried out late-night strikes on Iran's Sirik after claiming that Iran downed an Army Apache helicopter off the coast of Oman.

Bahrain sounds its missile alert sirens as Iran says it will retaliate for new US airstrikes: New agency AP

US President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that Iranian leaders telephoned him directly and asked him to stop a bombing wave that was under way, Fox News reported.
Fox said that in an interview Trump said US forces hit Iran with 49 Tomahawk missiles in the new bombing raid early Thursday Iran time.
If Iran does not accept US terms for ending the three-month old war, "President Trump said, quote, 'Will bomb the S out of them tomorrow night,'" said Fox News reporter Trey Yingst, who spoke to the president. 

The US military on Wednesday denied Iran's claim that the Strait of Hormuz had been fully closed in response to the latest US strikes.

"TRUTH: Commercial ships are continuing to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz tonight," US Central Command, which oversees forces in the region, posted on X.

 No US warships have been struck in the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said on Wednesday, after Iran's state media said initial reports indicated US ships near the strait were targeted by missile and drones launched by Iranian armed forces.
Commercial ships also continue to transit in and out of the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command said in a separate post on X after Iran's top joint military command said the strait was closed for the passage of any vessels.

Iran's military command said Thursday it will target any ship transiting the Strait of Hormuz, after it struck two vessels attempting to pass through the strategic waterway. 
"Any vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted" the Khatam al-Anbiya command said, according to Tasnim news agency, adding that the strait is now "completely closed to all types of vessel", following fresh US airstrikes against Iran.

Iran's top joint military command announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, including oil tankers and commercial ships, saying any vessel that will attempt passage will be shot at.

Iranian media early Thursday reported explosions in the country's south near the Strait of Hormuz after Washington acknowledged carrying out defensive strikes.

Explosions were heard in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, the island of Qeshm, the cities of Minab and Sirik, they said.

The United States launched a new round of air strikes against Iran on Wednesday evening, the US military said, in the second straight day of American attacks on the Islamic republic. American forces began "additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran," US Central Command said in a post on X, adding: "The strikes are in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression."

U.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief’s direction. The strikes are in response to Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.

— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 10, 2026

US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Wednesday that upcoming strikes against Iran will be "strong" and "clear," suggesting the military action could stretch into a second night.

"Those strikes that'll happen tonight will be strong, they will be clear. If they happen to happen tomorrow night, they will be strong and they will be clear," Hegseth told journalists at US Central Command headquarters in Tampa, Florida.

Nagaraj Naidu, the additional secretary in the Foreign Ministry, has summoned Jason Meeks, the charge d'affaires of the United States, to protest the attack on the ship.

The U.S. government on Wednesday said it was imposing sanctions against 11 people and entities, including several based in China and Hong Kong, for supporting weapons procurement by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian military.

Nine of those designated were China- and Hong Kong-based individuals and companies that facilitated the procurement of weapons for Iran's military, and a Hong Kong-based company operating within Iran’s clandestine banking network, the U.S. Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement.

The U.S. State Department also designated two companies and individuals based in Iran and Belarus in connection with Iran's conventional arms-related activities, Treasury said.

(Reuters)

President Donald Trump on Wednesday signalled further US military action against Iran, saying Tehran would “have to pay the price” after what he described as the downing of a US military helicopter, while insisting that Iran must never be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon.

Speaking at the White House after signing the Secure America Act, Trump said the United States had already launched retaliatory strikes and would continue its response.

“Well, we're going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,” Trump said when asked about a social media post in which he warned that Iran would face consequences.

(IANS)

An Israeli military official said Wednesday that a key Israeli airbase had sustained damage during this week's missile attacks by Iran, though it remains unclear whether it took a direct hit.

"We confirm that there was an impact at the base but at a non-critical area," the official told AFP, referring to the Ramat David base in northern Israel.

"We are investigating whether it was caused by a shrapnel or it was a direct impact. It was most likely a large piece of shrapnel but there was no damage caused to equipment or personnel," the official added.

Iran and Israel traded fire earlier this week for the fist time since a ceasefire was announced in April.

Iran fired nearly 30 missiles at Israel during the clash, according to the military, while Israel retaliated by attacking several targets across Iran.

(AFP)

Trump says US military secretly helped 100 million barrels of oil through Hormuz

(AFP)

Benjamin Netanyahu will seek re-election this year, his party announced on Wednesday, after U.S. President Donald Trump said he wasn't sure if the Israeli prime minister would stand again.

In a brief statement, Netanyahu's Likud Party said he would run in the election and, God willing, he would win. The election has not yet been formally announced but must be held by October.

Earlier, ABC News Chief Washington Correspondent Jonathan Karl posted on X that Trump had told him he did not know if Netanyahu would stand.

"I don't know, he's had an amazing career. Does he want to continue?" the journalist quoted Trump as saying.

The Israeli election will be the first since the October 7, 2023 Hamas attack, the country's worst security failure, which precipitated Israel's assault on the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu has faced a tumultuous term since returning to power in December 2022 at the helm of the most right-wing coalition in Israeli history. He faced mass anti-government protests before the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran.

America's position was not this weak until recently; in fact, it was riding high. Then it chose to make all the wrong choices, and turned into a 'superpower' no one takes seriously anymore.

Gold fell to an 11-week low on Wednesday, as oil prices rose on renewed hostilities between the US and Iran, fuelling concerns about inflation and interest rate hikes.

Spot gold was down 1.3% at $4,206.08 per ounce by 0558 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since March 23. US gold futures for August delivery shed 1.4% to $4,228.

"We're seeing a kind of readjustment broadly in what global central banks are going to do, and there's been a major hawkish shift," said Ilya Spivak, head of global macro at Tastylive. 

The United States on Tuesday launched strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said Tehran had shot down a US Apache helicopter in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they retaliated with attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on Wednesday.

Vibhav Altekar is a highly accomplished perception engineer with expertise in the field of autonomous systems and maritime technology.

Two crew members of the US Army’s Apache helicopter, which was downed near the Strait of Hormuz, were rescued by a drone boat developed by a Texas-based company with Indian-American Vibhav Altekar as a co-founder.

The rescue operation by the drone boat Corsair, developed by Saronic Technologies, was the first of its kind mission to be carried out by the US Armed Forces, which have been using aerial unmanned vehicles for quite some time.

It was the first US rescue carried out by an autonomous surface vessel, remotely piloted by a human operator, the Central Command spokesman, Captain Tim Hawkins, said on Tuesday.

The 24-foot-long Corsair runs on diesel fuel and can travel at speeds of up to 35 knots. It can carry a load of up to 1,000 pounds and has a range of more than 1,000 nautical miles.

According to Iran’s IRNA news agency, the Islamic Republic's foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, held separate phone calls with his counterparts in Saudi Arabia and Türkiye.

He, according to the report, informed them about the latest regional developments following the US attacks on areas in southern Iran.

During these conversations, Araghchi condemned the US military aggression and the violation of Iran’s national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Inflows into India's equity mutual funds moderated to the lowest in a year in May as uncertainty over a U.S.-Iran peace deal prompted investors to reduce allocations across segments.

Equity mutual fund inflows declined 40% month-on-month to 229.08 billion rupees ($2.40 billion) in May, data from the Association of Mutual Funds in India showed on Wednesday. Inflows into small-cap, mid-cap and large-cap funds fell 28.2%, 33.2% and 36.9%, respectively.

"The lower inflows is due to extreme volatility in the markets as crude hovers around $100 a barrel, which has prompted near-term caution among investors," said Venkat Chalasani, chief executive of AMFI.

The United Arab Emirates has allied with multiple Western and regional nations to voice serious apprehensions regarding Iran's nuclear programme and its compliance failures with international inspectors.

Detailing the joint diplomatic action in a post on X, the UAE Mission to the UN stated that the country "joined Bahrain, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Latvia, the UK, US and EU in a press stakeout that underscored their longstanding and serious concerns regarding Iran's nuclear programme, as well as its persistent failure to comply with its safeguards obligations and fully cooperate with the IAEA."

This joint diplomatic manifestation preceded a crucial session of the United Nations Security Council's oversight body.

The meeting was notably convened against the backdrop of direct military actions initiated by Tehran across the region.

Elaborating on the critical timing of the session, the UAE Mission noted in its post that the "meeting of the Security Council's 1737 sanctions committee takes place following Iran's egregious attacks against its neighbours with thousands of drones and ballistic missiles."

If Iran accepts this demand, along with the other three conditions being discussed, it would be a much stricter arrangement than the nuclear deal reached in 2015.

The Israeli military said it struck Hezbollah's rocket launcher sites in southern Lebanon’s Tyre region and several other locations. It also said that it destroyed “infrastructure” necessary for the launch of attack drones.

Six sites were attacked by the military in Tyre while “loaded and ready-to-launch launchers” were struck elsewhere in the south, it said.

The House of Representatives voted in favor of a war powers resolution on June 4 and the Senate advanced a separate, but similar, resolution in a procedural vote on May 19 as a handful of Republicans broke with party leadership to vote with almost every Democrat.

The Jordanian military has said its air defence systems have intercepted five Iranian missiles that were targeting the Al-Azraq area in the country’s Zarqa province.

According to the statement, the midair interceptions resulted in falling debris but caused no casualties or property damage.

Iran has said that overnight US strikes on its territory hit two water storage tanks in the coastal town of Sirik, disrupting water access for residents across the coastal city.

Iran's proxy force Hezbollah has said it launched a series of drone, missile, and rocket attacks targeting Israeli military personnel, armoured vehicles, and command posts across southern Lebanon.

According to Hezbollah's statement, the group targeted gatherings of Israeli soldiers and armour in the Lebanese towns of Biyyada, Rachaf, al-Qawzah, and Qantara.

Following the new wave of attacks, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US had chosen to "test" Tehran's "determination" and the Iranian armed forces would "leave no attack or threat unanswered".

Iran War: Iranian Foreign Minister said Iran's armed forces would respond to any attack or threat and added that "intruding outsiders" in the Persian Gulf have faced dire consequences in history.

The sea drone - a 24-foot Saronic Corsair autonomous surface vessel - is reportedly powered by artificial intelligence (AI).

Bahrain’s Interior Ministry alerted its people, for the second time in the past hour, to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place”.

Iran’s IRGC has announced that its Aerospace Force launched long-range, solid-fuel missiles at an airbase in Jordan, which hosts US military personnel. According to the IRGC, its missiles hit and destroyed four critical targets at the base, including F-35 fighter jet hangars and a primary command and control centre.

The IRGC claim it hit 21 targets at various US air and naval bases across the region, as well as the downing of a US MQ-9 drone over Iranian airspace.

The IRGC also warned that its forces remain fully prepared to deliver a “crushing and decisive” response to any subsequent US military actions and that Washington would bear full responsibility for the consequences of further escalation.

Kuwaiti air defences opened fire Wednesday as the small Middle East nation came under attack from Iran. Iran had said it targeted the nation to retaliate over American airstrikes earlier Wednesday morning.

Iran also claimed attacks targeting Bahrain and Jordan. Tehran had vowed to respond after the U.S. launched airstrikes on Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump said earlier on social media that Iran had shot down the aircraft while it was on patrol over the strait.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Wednesday they had struck four targets at a US base in Jordan, as Tehran pressed its attack in response to fresh US strikes over the downing of a helicopter.

Iranian forces "targeted and destroyed four major targets, including F35 fighter nests at an air base and the US child-killing military control command centre in Al-Azraq, Jordan", the Guards said in a statement quoted by state-run IRNA, adding that they were carried out by "long-range missiles". (AFP)

The Palau-flagged tanker was hit by a missile after it tried to evade the US blockade of Iranian ports on Monday.

Following the new wave of attacks, Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the US had chosen to "test" Tehran's "determination" and the Iranian armed forces would "leave no attack or threat unanswered".