US and Iran Exchange Strikes for Second Day, Undermining Ceasefire

The U.S. and Iran exchanged fire into Thursday as hostilities spread across the Middle East, undermining a two-month ceasefire and signaling a deepening impasse in peace efforts.

The U.S. hit targets across several Iranian cities with Tehran responding with strikes targeting U.S. airbases in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan.

U.S. Central Command said its latest round of airstrikes ended just before sunrise Thursday and were "in response to Iran's unwarranted and continued aggression."

They had targeted Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems and air defense sites.

These were the third tit-for-tat strikes this week, and followed warnings by President Donald Trump on Wednesday that Tehran would "pay the price" for stalled talks. He said further attacks would follow if it did not accept a deal.

Explosions and airstrikes were heard early Thursday across Iran: in Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Hengam, Sirik, Minab in southern Iran, Karaj, west of Tehran, and Dashti County in the south, according to state news agency IRNA.

In turn, Iran attacked targets across the region with the US Embassy in Jordan warning American citizens to shelter in place due to missiles in Jordanian airspace.

Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace, while Bahrain’s authorities said an 11-year-old girl was hurt and cars and homes were damaged by "falling debris" from interceptions to the Iranian attack.

Trump has warned that Washington would carry out more strikes on Iran if Tehran refuses to accept a deal proposed by U.S negotiators as a truce agreed on April 7.

This is a developing story to be updated.

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This story was originally published June 11, 2026 at 1:06 AM.