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Middle East live: Iran's Revolutionary Guards say missiles targeted US base in Jordan and Bahrain

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Iran US Air Force shows a US Airman preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, 2025. -  AP
WED, 10 JUN 2026
US Air Force shows a US Airman preparing an A-10 Thunderbolt II for flight from a base in the US Central Command area of responsibility, Dec. 19, 2025. - © AP

Yesterday's key developments:

  • President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he wanted a "very powerful" response to Iran shooting down an American helicopter, as the US military announced retaliatory strikes against the Islamic republic.
  • An Israeli strike near Tyre has killed three people in the southern Lebanese city, the health ministry said, taking the death toll up to 11 in the region.
  • Hamas militants and police units in Gaza beat, maimed and publicly executed dozens of Palestinians during its war with Israel in acts amounting to war crimes, according to a new United Nations report.

Please find all the latest updates from Monday, June 8 here.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)

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