US Will Bomb Iran Friday Night If Tehran Does Not Accept Deal, Trump Says
08:28 11.06.2026 (Updated: 09:09 11.06.2026)
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Trump also told US media that Iranian officials had called him and asked him to stop the bombings. Iran’s state television, citing a senior source, said no one had contacted Trump.
During the night of June 10–11:
▪The US launched strikes against Iran at 21:15 GMT on Trump’s orders, the US Central Command said. Explosions were reported in several cities in southern Iran, according to local media;
▪Iranian and US forces clashed in the Persian Gulf. Explosions were reported on the islands of Qeshm and Hengam, local media said;
▪Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers and commercial vessels because of the US attacks;
▪ Iran struck 18 targets, including US bases in the region and the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
During the night of June 10–11:
▪The US launched strikes against Iran at 21:15 GMT on Trump’s orders, the US Central Command said. Explosions were reported in several cities in southern Iran, according to local media;
▪Iranian and US forces clashed in the Persian Gulf. Explosions were reported on the islands of Qeshm and Hengam, local media said;
▪Tehran closed the Strait of Hormuz to oil tankers and commercial vessels because of the US attacks;
▪ Iran struck 18 targets, including US bases in the region and the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said.
