{"id":21722,"date":"2026-06-12T09:25:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:25:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/timeline-u-s-iran-israel-tit-for-tat-attacks-spiral-into-worst-escalation-since-april-ceasefire\/"},"modified":"2026-06-12T09:25:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-12T09:25:49","slug":"timeline-u-s-iran-israel-tit-for-tat-attacks-spiral-into-worst-escalation-since-april-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/timeline-u-s-iran-israel-tit-for-tat-attacks-spiral-into-worst-escalation-since-april-ceasefire\/","title":{"rendered":"Timeline: U.S.-Iran-Israel tit-for-tat attacks spiral into worst escalation since April ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<figure class=\"image\"><figcaption><span>A woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026. (Xinhua)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>CAIRO, June 11 (Xinhua) &mdash; Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply in recent days following a series of military exchanges involving Israel, Iran, and the United States, marking the most serious escalation since a ceasefire between the relevant parties in April.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The following is a timeline of key developments in the latest escalation.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>June 7:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; The Israeli air force launched a series of airstrikes on the southern suburb of Lebanon&rsquo;s capital Beirut &ldquo;in response&rdquo; to Hezbollah fire toward Israel.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran launched several waves of missiles against Israel, including the Ramat David Air Base in northern Israel, in retaliation for the Israeli strikes on Beirut, marking Iran&rsquo;s first direct attack on Israel since the April ceasefire. Israel later admitted that the Ramat David Air Base was hit by missile fragments.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; U.S. President Donald Trump said he would urge Israel not to retaliate and called for restraint.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span>June 8:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Israel carried out strikes on several targets in Iran, including a petrochemical company in the southwestern province of Khuzestan, in response to missile attacks launched by Tehran a day earlier.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran&rsquo;s Islamic Revolution Guard Corps targeted Israel&rsquo;s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases as well as certain industries.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran and Israel later said they had halted attacks against each other.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/english.news.cn\/20260612\/4467d3a069054cf88a53817db45fe0f8\/202606124467d3a069054cf88a53817db45fe0f8_CcrbeeE000012_20260612_CBMFN0A002.JPG\"><figcaption><span>This photo taken with a mobile phone shows merchant vessels stranded in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz, near Khasab, a small town in northern Oman, May 29, 2026. (Xinhua\/Wen Xinnian)<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span>June 9:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; The United States launched strikes on Iranian air defense, ground control stations and surveillance radar sites near the Strait of Hormuz following the downing of a U.S. Apache helicopter.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p><span>June 10:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; U.S. forces carried out additional strikes on multiple targets in Iran.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran launched missile and drone attacks against U.S. military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan, in retaliation for the U.S. attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran&rsquo;s main military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, announced the full closure of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>June 11:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Trump said the United States would hit Iran &ldquo;very hard tonight&rdquo; and would soon take control of the country&rsquo;s oil and gas infrastructure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Later in the day, Trump said he has canceled scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran, citing progress in ongoing negotiations. He also told reporters at the White House that a deal with Iran could be signed in Europe over the weekend.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>&mdash; Iran&rsquo;s semi-official Fars news agency, citing an informed source close to the Iranian negotiating team, said that Iran has approved no draft for a preliminary memorandum of understanding with the United States on ending the war, but that as the United States has accepted Iran&rsquo;s proposed text, &ldquo;the likelihood of the agreement being approved by Tehran&rsquo;s highest decision-making authorities is relatively high.&rdquo;<\/span><span>&#9632;<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><sub>Timeline: U.S.-Iran-Israel tit-for-tat attacks spiral into worst escalation since April ceasefire<\/sub><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A woman walks on a street in Tehran, Iran, June 8, 2026. (Xinhua) CAIRO, June 11 (Xinhua) &mdash; Tensions in the Middle East have escalated sharply in recent days following a series of military exchanges involving Israel, Iran, and the United States, marking the most serious escalation since a ceasefire between the relevant parties in&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/timeline-u-s-iran-israel-tit-for-tat-attacks-spiral-into-worst-escalation-since-april-ceasefire\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &ldquo;Timeline: U.S.-Iran-Israel tit-for-tat attacks spiral into worst escalation since April ceasefire&rdquo;<\/span> &raquo;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":21723,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21722","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21722","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21722"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21722\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21723"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21722"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21722"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21722"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}