{"id":348952,"date":"2026-06-11T04:27:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:57:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/?p=348952"},"modified":"2026-06-11T04:27:38","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T22:57:38","slug":"u-s-strikes-iran-for-2nd-day-of-renewed-attacks-as-trump-pushes-for-deal-national","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebiztoday.news\/index.php\/2026\/06\/11\/u-s-strikes-iran-for-2nd-day-of-renewed-attacks-as-trump-pushes-for-deal-national\/","title":{"rendered":"U.S. strikes Iran for 2nd day of renewed attacks as Trump pushes for deal – National"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The U.S. military said Wednesday it has begun one other round of strikes against Iran after President Donald Trump said more were coming. The escalating attacks threatened to derail efforts to finish the war, with Trump warning that Tehran would \u201cpay the value\u201d for stalled negotiations.<\/p>\n

U.S. Central Command said in a social media post that the military was striking \u201cmultiple targets in Iran,\u201d attacks that were \u201cin response to Iran\u2019s unwarranted and continued aggression.\u201d<\/p>\n

The second day of American strikes got here hours after Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan \u2014 all of which host U.S. troops \u2014 got here under Iranian fire. It was the third time this week that back-and-forth strikes have tested a two-month ceasefire. Additionally they got here a day after the U.S. struck Iran following the crash of an Army helicopter near the Strait of Hormuz that Trump blamed on the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n

Trump has urged Iran to sign a deal to finish the war and suggested earlier this week that an agreement could possibly be reached in a matter of days.<\/p>\n

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Iranian media reported that explosions were heard in Bandar Abbas, Sirik and Minab within the south of the country.<\/p>\n

Iran has proved resilient despite weeks of heavy bombing. It’s betting that its ability to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 a vital passageway for oil and natural gas \u2014 gives it a powerful bargaining chip.<\/p>\n

Iran\u2019s United Nations envoy said the U.S. should refrain from threats of force if it wants a deal.<\/p>\n

\u201cIran has never negotiated under threats and pressure and won’t ever undergo pressure or query,\u201d Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani told the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Still, each countries appear to be searching for a technique to end the conflict \u2014 in the event that they can manage to sell it as a win at home.<\/p>\n

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appears intent on pursuing goals that make compromise harder: the collapse of Iran\u2019s theocratic government, the elimination of its nuclear program, and the destruction of the Iranian-allied Hezbollah militant group in Lebanon. On Monday, Iran and Israel targeted one another.<\/p>\n

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Because the U.S. and Israel began the war with Feb. 28 attacks on Iran, the conflict has shaken the worldwide economy, driven up energy prices worldwide, and made food and other basics dearer.<\/p>\n

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The international benchmark for crude oil traded above $93 a barrel on Wednesday, up greater than 25% for the reason that start of the war.
Trump said Wednesday the U.S. military has since last month undertaken a \u201csecret mission\u201d to sneak oil shipments past Iran\u2019s forces within the Strait of Hormuz. He said ships were slipping through at night, aided by the destruction of Iranian radar equipment.<\/p>\n

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Trump said because of this greater than 100 million barrels of oil have evaded Iran\u2019s chokehold on the strait. There was no immediate confirmation of that figure, which roughly equals five days of oil shipments through the waterway before the war began.<\/p>\n

The military\u2019s role was not immediately clear. Capt. Tim Hawkins, a Central Command spokesman, said U.S. forces \u201ccommunicate and coordinate\u201d with industrial ships in the realm, but gave no details on military support being offered.<\/p>\n

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Earlier Wednesday, the U.S. military said an American aircraft fired \u201cprecision munitions\u201d into the engine room of the Palau-flagged vessel M\/T Settebello because it attempted to breach the naval blockade with a shipment of Iranian oil. It was the eighth merchant vessel disabled by U.S. forces in waters off Iran.<\/p>\n

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India\u2019s foreign ministry said three Indian sailors were missing after the Settebello was struck, while 21 others were rescued. Its statement didn’t mention the U.S. military or the blockade.<\/p>\n

Hawkins of U.S. Central Command said American forces warned the crew before firing on the ship.<\/p>\n

The U.S. military said strikes earlier Wednesday targeted \u201cair defense, ground control stations, and surveillance radar sites.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran said U.S. strikes hit two water reservoirs within the southern city of Sirik, temporarily cutting off water to hundreds of individuals. U.S. Central Command had no immediate comment.<\/p>\n

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