US attacks Iran as Trump launches 'self-defense strikes' in response to 'unwarranted and continued aggression'

Published: 22:46, 10 June 2026 | Updated: 22:57, 10 June 2026 The United States launched a new round of 'self-defense' strikes on Iran on Wednesday evening amid stalled negotiations with Tehran. In a post on social media, US Central Command announced that starting at 5.15pm ET 'forces began launching additional self-defense strikes against multiple targets in Iran.' It added that the strikes come at the 'Commander in Chief's direction.' The announcement comes just hours after Trump met with his advisors in the Situation Room to discuss options for a massive bombing raid. The president has grown frustrated with the stalled efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Iran, and is reportedly hoping that the new bombing efforts will push the Iranians into making a deal. He was considering an operation 'that is big in scale but short in duration,' sources told Axios.  Following the meeting, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth told reporters: 'CENTCOM will be busy tonight because we are going to hit Iran hard ... they are going to have tap, tap, tap bombs dropping on key facilities in Iran from the US. It is not to restart the war but to set the terms for a deal.' Trump also warned: 'We hit them hard yesterday, and we're going to hit them hard again today.' But Tehran has threatened to broaden the conflict to other countries if the US were to strike. The strikes on Wednesday came at President Donald Trump's direction This is a breaking news story and will be updated.  The comments below have not been moderated. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.