Peace process, nuclear deal in flux as US and Iran trade attacks for second day

Published June 11, 2026 7:39am ET



‘ALL THEY HAVE TO DO IS … SIGN THAT PAPER’: In an encore performance, the U.S. military conducted bomb and Tomahawk missile strikes against a range of targets along the coast of Iran, as well Iranian surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites across Iran. In response, Iran targeted U.S. bases in Kuwait, Jordan, and the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. No U.S. casualties were reported. 

In a statement, the U.S. Central Command called the second day attacks “self-defense strikes,” conducted in response to “Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression,” while at the White House, President Donald Trump fumed that Iran won’t sign a memorandum of understanding that he claims has been “fully negotiated.” In an early morning post yesterday on Truth Social, Trump said Iran has “taken too long to negotiate,” and that “Now they will have to pay the price!!!”

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