Iran-US war latest: Tehran says ceasefire ‘meaningless’ after Trump fires dozens of Tomahawk missiles overnight

Iran has declared the ceasefire with Washington “practically meaningless” after US forces fired 49 Tomahawk missiles on Wednesday.

Both sides traded strikes for the second day in a row, throwing leaving a fragile ceasefire in jeopardy.

Tehran condemned the “illegal and criminal attacks” by the US - which they claimed violate the UN Charter - and warned US leaders will be held responsible.

US Central Command (Centcom) said it launched “self-defence strikes” on targets across Iran overnight, including military surveillance and air defence sites.

In response, Iran launched strikes targeting 18 US airbases in the Gulf region, forcing the Kuwaiti government to temporarily shut its airspace and Bahrain to sound air sirens.

Earlier, Donald Trumpsaid the US was going to attack Iran "very hard" unless a peace deal is finalised.

“We'll see what happens, but we hit them hard yesterday, and we're going to hit them again hard today”, the US president told reporters at the White House.

The escalation in hostilities began earlier this week with the downing of a US Apache helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz, which sparked a series of tit-for-tat attacks across Iran and on US bases around the region.Kremlin calls on US and Iran to exercise restraint

The Kremlin on Thursday called on the United States and Iran to exercise restraint and continue negotiations to end their war.

The two sides have been exchanging attacks as US president Donald Trump threatened further escalation following a renewal of conflict this week.

The attacks by the US overnight on Wednesday were the latest development in an escalating exchange of strikes that threatens to reignite a full-scale war, which was paused in early April when the two sides agreed to a fragile ceasefire.

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Alex Croft11 June 2026 12:47Kremlin calls on US and Iran to exercise restraint

The Kremlin on Thursday called on the United States and Iran to exercise restraint and continue negotiations to end their war.

The two sides have been exchanging attacks as US president Donald Trump threatened further escalation following a renewal of conflict this week.

The attacks by the US overnight on Wednesday were the latest development in an escalating exchange of strikes that threatens to reignite a full-scale war, which was paused in early April when the two sides agreed to a fragile ceasefire.

Alex Croft11 June 2026 12:26Talks intensify between US and Iran

Some issues still had to be discussed in detail, including a mechanism for the release of billions of dollars in frozen Iranian funds.

"This war, from a military standpoint, is a dead end. The Americans could not achieve their goals by attacking Iran. There has been progress in negotiations," said one of the Iranian sources.

Trump has repeatedly said a deal is close, but US officials did not immediately comment on the latest status of the indirect negotiations.

Alex Croft11 June 2026 12:05Iran and US must halt renewed attacks: Turkish foreign minister

We’ve heard from Turkish foreign minister Hakan Fidan, who said on Thursday that Iran and the United States must stop their renewed attacks and return to negotiations to avoid any further escalation.

Speaking in Sofia, Fidan said the recommendation to both sides from Turkey, which is in close contact with Washington, Tehran, and mediators Pakistan, was to aim to conclude talks over a peace deal.

Turkey's Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan (AFP/Getty)

Alex Croft11 June 2026 11:21Iran-US talks edge to interim deal

It comes despite strikes launched by both sides, with the US having launched 49 Tomahawk missiles overnight.

Washington and Tehra are discussing a mechanism over releasing frozen Iranian funds.

Alex Croft11 June 2026 11:20Iranian cargo ship struck by US projectile, says Iran official

An Iranian cargo barge was hit by a US projectile in the Gulf of Oman early on Thursday, the Iranian governor of Sirik county said, according to Mehr news agency.

The 150-ton cargo barge, owned by locals from Sirik and carrying essential goods from the Omani port of Khasab, was hit about 5 nautical miles off Khasab, the Iranian official said.

They added that all five crew members were rescued by passing vessels and taken to Oman.

Alex Croft11 June 2026 10:58Trump to Iran: I just took your oil

The Independent’s White House correspondent Andrew Feinberg reports:

President Donald Trump on Wednesday claimed the United States has been secretly removing massive amounts of crude oil from Iranian control on a nightly basis under cover of darkness as he downplayed inflation data showing prices have spiked at over four percent for the second consecutive month — the highest level in three years.

The president was working his way though a meandering, stem-winding set of remarks at an Oval Office bill signing ceremony when he made the bizarre boast after being asked to respond to Consumer Price Index data showing the inflation rate rose 4.2 percent year-on-year in May, driven by the Iran war’s impact on energy costs. Inflation was at 2.4 percent before the war started on Feb. 28, and since then, soaring prices have hammered working Americans at the gas pump, grocery store and in other consumer goods.

He replied: “I love it; the numbers were great — you know what I really love? I love the inflation.”

Trump then claimed inflation would plummet “as soon as this war is over” and then said he would tell reporters “something you don’t know.”

“Do you know we've been taking out millions of barrels of oil? Nobody knows it. You know who doesn't know about it? Iran, until right now,” he claimed.

“We took out the other night 22 ships late at night with no lights, because they don't have any radar, because we blasted the crap out of it. We took out this way,” he said, re-emphasizing the “I drink your milkshake”-like oil grab.

He later added that inflation was “going to come down like a rock” because of the “millions of barrels” being spirited through the Strait of Hormuz “every night.”

“I wanted to say it so badly, but I didn't want to ruin it, but it was very hard, but millions of barrels of oil has come out. That's why it's at $85, $90 a barrel, instead of $250,” he said.

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Alex Croft11 June 2026 10:10Italian PM: Europe must be ready to impose fresh sanctions on Iran

We’re just hearing from Italian prime minister Giorgia Meloni, who is speaking to Rome’s Chamber of Deputies ahead of the next European Council.

Europe, she says, should be ready to impose new sanctions on Iran if it stays “on the wrong path”.

We’ll bring you more quotes from Ms Meloni as they come in.

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