Iran halts military operations against Israel with a warning as Trump steps in: 5 updates

3 min readNew DelhiUpdated: Jun 8, 2026 07:49 PM IST

A plume of smoke rises following a US-Israeli military strike in Tehran, Iran. (AP Photo)

As the US-Iran war completed 100 days on June 7, the conflict took its most dangerous turn in the past two months since the ceasefire was announced after Tehran launched missiles at Tel Aviv on Sunday overnight teetering the fragile ceasefire.

Immediate retaliation and expanded fronts

A short while after, Israel also launched its offensive against Iran which came after the ceasefire was signed between US and Iran on April 8, Reuters reported.

Tel Aviv and Tehran exchanged attacks last night into the day after Iran announced military operation in retaliation to Israel’s offensive in Lebanon.

Industrial targets and mutual strikes

When the fighting renewed in the Gulf region, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it launched a retaliatory attack on a petrochemical plant in northern Israel after Tel Aviv’s military struck on “several targets” at an Iranian petrochemical facility.

🎥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

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed to have completed a large-scale strike on “strategic defence systems” in Iran and posted a footage of the operation on social media. While the Iranian media reported that IRGC targeted two Israeli air bases in Tel Aviv.

Houthi involvement and coordination concerns

Meanwhile, Iran-backed Yemen’s Houthi rebels also launched strikes at Israel and announced that they would target Israeli-affiliated vessels in the Red Sea. The escalation in conflict in West Asia threatened to drag the region back into war.

Remnants of a missile fired towards Israel fell in an unpopulated area of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, near the town of Jericho. In the northern West Bank, smoke was seen rising in an Israeli settlement following a strike in the latest Iranian barrage https://t.co/190pdR7U0d pic.twitter.com/I3dsEMe2sO

— Reuters (@Reuters) June 8, 2026

Israel and Iranian army had earlier reportedly said that they were preparing for at least several days of conflict and the IDF added that it was operating in coordination with the US, while the Iranian spokesperson said Washington “bears responsibility” for Tel Aviv’s actions.

Presidential intervention and ceasefire call

The situation turned dramatically after US President Donald Trump came into the picture and called on Israel and Iran to “immediately stop shooting” and informed that the two warring nations are looking to do an “immediate ceasefire”.

Strict conditions and future outlook

Providing an update on the negotiations underway for a truce to end the over three months old conflict, the US president said “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.”

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