Iran war: Tehran retaliates after US launches attacks across Iran

By Lyndal Rowlands and Zaid Sabah

Published On 11 Jun 202611 Jun 2026

• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps says retaliatory strikes have been launched against US forces in the region, specifically mentioning bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, according to Iranian news reports.
• The United States military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) earlier launched attacks “against multiple targets in Iran”, calling the strikes “self-defense” and in response to “Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression”.
• Iranian media reports the sound of explosions in several locations, including the port city of Bandar Abbas, Qeshm Island and the southern towns of Sirik and Minab. Air defences were also activated in western Tehran, according to reports.
• Iran’s Mehr news agency reports that Iran’s military has ordered the complete closure of the Hormuz Strait to all vessels, including oil tankers and commercial vessels.
• US President Donald Trump warned earlier that his military was preparing to strike Iran again, claiming: “They’ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them; now they will have to pay the price”.
• Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued on Wednesday with multiple reports of casualties in strikes on the south of the country and in the Bekaa Valley region, as the death toll since March from Israel’s bombardments reached 3,696.

• 13m ago

  (01:00 GMT)

  Trump tells US media outlets Tomahawk missiles hit targets close to Tehran

  Fox News is reporting that Trump said if Tehran doesn’t sign an agreement put forward by US negotiators, the US will again bomb “tomorrow night”, reportedly using an expletive.

  Trump also told the US news channel that “49 Tomahawk missiles were used to hit targets inside of Iran, some of them as close as 40 miles [64km] from the Iranian capital of Tehran”.

  “The president said the US fighter jets are also operating over the skies of Iran, taking out radar systems and air defence systems in the southwestern part of the country, close to the Persian Gulf,” Fox reported.

  According to the report, Trump also said that top Iranian officials called him and asked the US to stop bombing.
• 28m ago

  (00:45 GMT)

  

  Air raid sirens sound in Bahrain

  Bahrain’s Interior Ministry has told people to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place”.

  We will bring you more updates as information emerges.
• 28m ago

  (00:45 GMT)

  Iran denies Trump phone call claim, Tehran warns of ‘crushing retaliation’

  

  By Mohamed Vall

  Reporting from Tehran, Iran

  This is what the Iranian media have been reporting over the last couple of hours.

  The claim by the American president of having direct discussions or phone calls with senior Iranian officials is categorically false.

  There has been no such communication between the two sides, and what is going on here right now in Iran is only in self-defence and preparations for a crushing retaliation against what the Americans have done over the last few hours.

  We have the Joint military Headquarters saying the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran will deliver crushing and decisive responses to any aggression and mischief by the aggressive and terrorist American army in the region.

  There is an official statement from the IRGC about the total closure of the Strait of Hormuz,

  So, there is no mention here of talks, negotiations or phone calls between the Americans and the Iranians.

  There is only a mention of Iranians preparing for a crushing retaliation after those attacks tonight.

  We understand that several cities, several areas and locations have been hit in this wave of strikes, including Kish, Minab, Bandar Abbas and some areas in central Isfahan.