US crew reported rescued after helicopter goes down near Strait of Hormuz

A US Army Apache attack helicopter crashed near the Strait of Hormuz, with President Donald Trump saying the two crew members abroad were “fine” after the incident involving the strategic waterway, which remains under a chokehold by Iran.

What caused the crash remained unclear Tuesday morning in the Middle East, which was still reeling after Iran and Israel exchanged fire the previous day in the biggest blow yet to the straining ceasefire in the Iran war.

(With inputs from AP)

US-based rights group Dawn has called on the US government to put more pressure on Israel to end its “aggression in Iran, Lebanon and beyond”, amid reports of a rift between Trump and Netanyahu.

“Leaked reports and public statements about US disapproval of Israel’s actions are meaningless so long as the US fails to use its actual leverage–suspending arms transfers and intelligence with Israel,” said DAWN’s Executive Director Omar Shakir.

Israel tried to sabotage an emerging U.S.-Iran agreement by striking Beirut and triggering an escalation. The U.S. must use its leverage—suspending arms transfers and intelligence—to stop Israel's aggression and end the war, DAWN says.

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— DAWN MENA (@DAWNmenaorg) June 8, 2026

Iranian officials said military operations against Israel have ended following the worst escalation in fighting since the start of a ceasefire in April, which ended major attacks by the US and Israel on Iran.

CENTCOM’s Cooper briefed the House Appropriations Defense Subcommittee on Monday about US military operational priorities across the Middle East.

According to CENTCOM, he met with lawmakers in Washington and will deliver a similar briefing to a Senate appropriations panel Tuesday. The meetings follow his testimony last month before both the House and Senate Armed Services committees.

Vice President JD Vance said Monday that while the US and Israel share interests, Washington’s approach to Tehran will follow what President Trump sees as best for America.

Speaking to Jesse Watters amid reported tensions with Netanyahu over Iran strikes, Vance said Israel has its own objectives, but the US priority is preventing Iran from getting a nuclear weapon.

He added that the last 18 months created room for a long-term deal on Iran’s nuclear program, and even if Israel disagrees, the administration will keep pursuing what it believes serves US interests because that’s what Trump was elected to do.

Vice President JD Vance has told Fox News that the US is in a good position to achieve Trump’s goals through negotiations with Iran.

“The Iranians don’t want this war to continue. It’s not in their best interest, and I think they’re coming to the table, putting some real things on the table – we’re of course going to verify,” Vance said.

“If we get to this deal, it’s going to be a home-run win for the American people,” he added.

Oil prices pushed upward during early trading as investors reacted to signals from Iran and Israel that future military strikes remain possible, despite their recent agreement to pause hostilities following a request from US President Donald Trump.

Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani said the United States and Iran are “providing and exchanging the views to reach to a conclusion” through Pakistan’s mediation of talks.

“We have not received to a final document, but we are pursuing to receive it,” he said in response to a question from The Associated Press after he spoke at a UN Security Council meeting in New York on Monday.

Israel’s ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter has told Fox News that negotiations between the US and Iran have “nothing to do with Lebanon”, while also claiming that “Lebanon will not have a future if it remains linked to Iran”.

US President Donald Trump told Axios Monday that he warned Benjamin Netanyahu that the Israeli prime minister would isolate himself if he continued to strike Iran.

“I said, ‘Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon,’” Trump told Axios reporter and CNN contributor Barak Ravid.

Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency reports that flights at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini Airport have resumed, and Hajj operations are under way.

The events of the past 24 hours have further exposed growing differences between Washington and Jerusalem over the future of the conflict, according to US and Israeli sources cited by Axios.

The report said recent developments underscore a widening gap between both the strategic interests of the United States and Israel and the political interests of President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

"Bibi needs the war to continue to stay politically alive in Israel, and Trump needs the war to end to stay politically alive in the US," a US official told Axios.

The Israeli military says it has intercepted a hostile “unmanned aircraft” launched from Yemen.

Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, says the exchange of views to reach an agreement with the US continues.

Iravani made his remarks following a UN Security Council meeting on Afghanistan on Monday, which were carried by the IRNA news agency.

The ambassador said that the US and Iran, through Pakistan, “are presenting and exchanging views and opinions to reach the final text”.

The two countries “have not yet reached the final text but we are pursuing it”, he added.

Lebanon's Health Ministry said at least seven people, including a Syrian child and a woman, were killed in an Israeli strike on the southern town of Zefta.

The ministry said the attack took place at dawn in Nabatieh governorate and left at least eight others injured.

There was no immediate comment from Israel on the reported strike.

Iran's armed forces said they have ended their military operations against Israel, while warning that any future Israeli strikes on Iranian territory or Lebanon would be met with what they described as a "more crushing" response.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the armed forces said the current phase of operations had concluded but cautioned against further Israeli attacks.

Iran's armed forces said any renewed Israeli action against Iran or Lebanon would trigger a stronger response.

Iran's armed forces said they have ended their military operations against Israel, while warning that any future Israeli strikes on Iranian territory or Lebanon would be met with what they described as a "more crushing" response.

In a statement carried by Iranian media, the armed forces said the current phase of operations had concluded but cautioned against further Israeli attacks.

Iran's armed forces said any renewed Israeli action against Iran or Lebanon would trigger a stronger response.

Indian Embassy in Oman on Monday thanked Omani authorities after 24 Indian crew members were rescued from the vessel which caught fire.

In a post on X, the Indian embassy wrote "We are thankful to the Omani authorities for their swift response and rescue of all the 24 crew members of Indian nationality , onboard MT Marivex, and ensuring their safety."

We are thankful to the Omani authorities for their swift response and rescue of all the 24 crew members of Indian nationality , onboard MT Marivex, and ensuring their safety.@MG_MOD_OMAN @OMAN_MSC@SpokespersonMoD@indiannavy@MEAIndia

— India in Oman (Embassy of India, Muscat) (@Indemb_Muscat) June 8, 2026

Israeli military on Monday said that sirens were sounded after a "hostile" aircraft infiltrated northern Israel's Metula and Misgav, Reuters reported.

After escalation of hostilities in the region, the Israeli administration has announced that schools will remain closed on Tuesday.

"Tomorrow, we will enable a day for organization and reconnecting with students, with the intention of returning to frontal learning under a protected framework on Wednesday," Israel’s Education Minister Yoav Kisch said in a social media post.

Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif on Monday called on "all sides" to exercise restrait and "and give peace a little more chance” after Israel and Iran launched strikes at each other, threatening the fragile ceasefire. Islamabad has been a key mediator between Iran and the US.

In a post on X, Sharif said "The recent surge in violence in the Middle East is a stark reminder of the dangers associated with a tenuous ceasefire and the unbearable consequences it may lead to."

The Pakistani prime minister added, "As we work earnestly and painstakingly, together with our brothers and partners, to find a peaceful diplomatic solution to the conflict, and especially when the final objective is just about to be achieved, we sincerely urge all sides to exercise restraint and give peace a little more chance."

The member states of European Union (EU) on Monday approved sanctions against Iran over "restricting naval traffic" in the Strait of Hormuz.

In a post on X, EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said, "The Middle East is stuck in phases of peace talks and fragile ceasefires...In response, EU Member States in Brussels today sanctioned Iranians over restricting naval traffic in the Strait."

The Middle East is stuck in phases of peace talks and fragile ceasefires.

Tehran's drones continue to threaten maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.

Ministers were clear that Iran's actions are unacceptable.
In response, EU Member States in Brussels today sanctioned… pic.twitter.com/OJcvCknTFe

— Kaja Kallas (@kajakallas) June 8, 2026

The Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company on Monday said that all flights in the country have been cancelled until further notice, BBC reported.

Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi rebels on Monday said that they would ban Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea, adding to challenges for global shipping through the Middle East during the Iran war.

The group said in a statement it had launched an attack on Israel and enacted a total ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea, warning of further escalation.

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday instructed the military to halt preparations for another attack on Iran, New York Times reported citing two Israei military officials.

After US President Donald Trump called on Iran and Israel to stop "shooting," Tel Aviv on Monday has announced to halt strikes on Tehran, Israel's Channel 12 reported citing senior Israeli officials.

Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian on Monday said that the country has not "abandoned" the negotiations with the United States but added that the country "will not retreat in face of threat."

In a post on X, Pezeshkian wrote "Our priority is national security and the peace of our people. We will defend the rights of the nation with authority and will not retreat in the face of any threat. Diplomacy and defense are the two wings of national power; we have neither abandoned the field nor the negotiating table. God willing, with unity and rationality, Iran will emerge triumphant from this trial as well."

An Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq was targeted by a drone strike on Monday, Khaleej Times reported citing security sources.

Before calling off the attack on Israel, an Iranian military source said that the country prepared for a long term war with Tel Aviv, CNN reported citing Tasnim news agency.

"If the Israelis and Americans imagine that through ‘controlled tension’ they can make Iran and the Resistance Front predictable in the face of their crimes, or limit the type of Iran’s response, they are committing a foolish mistake," the Iranian military source was quoted as saying by Tasnim news agency.

• Iran's armed forces, while suspending strikes on Israel said, Tel Aviv's "regime and its supporters must learn a lesson."
• "Accordingly, the operations of the armed forces are hereby declared halted," Iran's state media reported.
• Issuing a warning to Israel, Iranian military said "However, it is emphasized if the aggressions and acts of mischief continue – including in southern Lebanon – much more severe and crushing actions than before will follow," Al Jazeera reported.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday released footage of striking the aerial defense systems in Iran, which allegedly "housed missiles intended to target aircraft."

?FIRST FOOTAGE: Watch IDF strikes targeting aerial defense systems in Iran, which housed missiles intended to target aircraft. pic.twitter.com/7pWhnOuSGV

— Israel Defense Forces (@IDF) June 8, 2026

After US President Donald Trump called on Iran and Israel to stop "shooting", Iran's unified command of armed forces on Monday announced that it has stopped its military operations against Tel Aviv but warned of harsher attacks if Israel continues strikes on Lebanon, Reuters reported.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is scheduled to convene a security cabinet on Monday to discuss escalating hostilities between Israel and Iran, an israeli official told CNN.

Iranian security forces dismantled four operational cells belonging to what authorities described as Sunni militant groups in the southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Monday.

A foreign flagged oil tanker, Marivex with 24 Indians aboard, caught fire on Monday at around 1:30pm off the Oman coast, a senior Shipping Ministry official said. As per the initial information, the vessel was not carrying any cargo.

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US President Donald Trump on Monday said that Israel and Iran are looking for an 'immediate ceasefire' after both the nations renewed fighting in the region on Sunday night, threatening the ceasefire.

In a post on Truth Social, Trump wrote, "Both sides, Israel and Iran, are looking to do an immediate CEASEFIRE! Final negotiations on “Peace” are proceeding, subject to ignorance or stupidity getting in its way. The Blockade will remain in place, and in full force and effect, until a “Final Deal” is reached. Things should move quickly."

UK PM Keir Starmer on Monday called on Iran and Israel to stop violence in the Gulf region after fighting between the two nations renewed on Sunday night.

Starmer said he is "deeply concerned about the resumption of violence" in West Asia, adding that "serious negotiations" are going on towards "a lasting peace".

A barrage of rockets were fired at Israeli army vehicles and soldiers in southern Lebanon, Iran-backed Hezbollah militant group on Monday claimed, BBC reported.

An official of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday said that Tel Aviv is preparing for several days of fighting with Iran and the possibility of a prolonged campaign.

The IDF official accused Iran of breaking the ceasefire signed with the United States in April after the Islamic Republic fired ballistic missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday night, CNN reported.

After the ceasefire between US and Iran teetered, President Donald Trump called on Iran and Israel to stop "shooting" in a post on Truth Social.

Trump wrote, "Israel and Iran must immediately stop shooting."

After the ceasefire between US and Iran teetered, India on Monday called to de-escalate tensions in West Asia and said that "deeply regrets the renewed attacks in West Asia."

In a statement on Monday, the Ministry of External Affairs said "This conflict has now lasted over 100 days and has already caused immense human suffering. It has also had a debilitating impact on the global economy and energy supplies."

The MEA further added, "We call on all parties to immediately de-escalate tensions, ensure that civilians are not harmed and conclude ongoing negotiations for a diplomatic solution so that peace and stability can return to the region."

An Israeli Defense Forces official on Monday said that Iran has fired nearly 30 ballistic missiles at Israel, Reuters reported.

Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi and Qatar's Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani discussed mediation eforts to end the conflict between US and Iran amid renewed conflict in the region, CNN reported quoting the Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Iranian administration has cancelled flights from Iran’s Shahid Ayatollah Dastgheib Airport in Shiraz city after Israel alunched drone strikes at the country amid the fragile ceasefire, Al Jazeera reported.

The report added that flights will remain cancelled 8pm local time (4:30pm GMT).

After a Reuters report claimed that Trump administration is planning to redirect Iranian assets to compensate regional allies for war-related damages, Tehran's spokesperson on Monday rejected the report and called it "absurd."

"It is a ridiculous claim, because we have substantial claims against all regional parties that in any way played a role in the crimes committed by (Israel) and the United States against Iran, and we will pursue those claims by any means and through any channel available to us," Iran's spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei said, CNN reported.

As the ceasefire between US and Iran teeter, Tehran's spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday said Washington “bears responsibility” for Tel Aviv's actions, state-affiliated Tasnim news agency reported.

The US "bears responsibility as a party to the April 8 ceasefire understanding," Baghaei was reported as saying.

A massive blast was reported in Tehran on Monday which shook the country's Foreign Ministry building, Al Jazeera reported citing Iran's Fars news agency.

Iranian media on Monday reported that an Israeli drone was intercepted over Tehran on Monday which made a loud explosion noise. The explosion was also heard in the city Isfahan.

Several explosions were heard in Iran's capital Tehran on Monday, however, it is unclear if the sound was related to the latest attacks from Israel or the activation of air defences in Tehran, BBC reported.

Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels have announced a ban on Israeli maritime navigation in the Red Sea. This could make Israeli-linked vessels a potential target in the waterway.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Monday said that it launched an attack on Israel's chemical plant in Haifa in response to what the force described as "American-Israeli” strike on an Iranian petrochemical site, Al Jazeera reported.

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) carried out large scale strikes on Iran's strategic defence systems on Monday, Reuters reported amid renewed conflict in the Wes Asia region.

• Iran’s Foreign M inistry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Monday said the country along with Pakitani mediators have repeated that Lebanon is part of the ceasefire deal with the United States.
• The events surrounding the hostilities in the past day "definitely intensify suspicions," the spokesperson added.
• Iran was already exchanging messages with the US in "an atmosphere of extreme suspicion," Tehran's spokesperson said, Al Jazeera reported.

After the ceasefire between US and Iran teetered, Tehran has directed to shut its main airports in Imam Khomeini and Mehrabad, CNN reported quoting Iranian media on Monday.

All airports in western Iran have been closed until further notice, Iran’s semi-official Fars news agency citing the Public Relations Office of Iran’s Civil Aviation Organization.

An Iranian official said the US is 'responsible for the consequences of any escalation' in West Asia caused by Israel. (AP)

In view of the escalation in West Asia, the Indian Embassy in Tehran has advised Indian nationals to avoid travel to Iran and those currently there to exit the country by available means of transport.

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— India in Iran (@India_in_Iran) June 8, 2026

After Iran and Israel fired missiles at each other, the global benchmark Brent Crude went up by 4.5%, trading at $97.30 a barrel.

Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale regional war, while Yemen’s Houthi rebels also fired at Israel and warned they would target Israel-affiliated ships in the Red Sea, further escalating tension.Israel launched strikes on central and western Iran early Monday in response to missile fire from Tehran and Iran retaliated with waves of attacks, in the most serious crossfire since an April 8 ceasefire was reached.

(With inputs from Reuters)

The military says Tehran has launched a new wave of missiles towards the Israeli territory.

“Defence systems are working to intercept the threat,” it said, asking the public to be responsible and act according to the instructions.