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US retaliates with airstrikes after Iran launches missiles and drones in weekend attacks
FOX News ^ | Anders Hagstrom and Emma Bussey

Posted on 06/07/2026 1:12:23 PM PDT by Red Badger

The U.S. launched retaliatory airstrikes against Iranian military sites on Sunday after Tehran launched its own wave of missiles and drones targeting Kuwait and Bahrain. U.S. and allied forces successfully intercepted the strikes.

Iran launched multiple missile barrages toward Israel on Sunday, prompting air raid sirens across regions and sending civilians into shelters, according to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

The military said the Israeli Air Force (IAF) was actively working to intercept incoming threats and strike targets where necessary.

"At this time, the Israeli Air Force is operating to intercept and strike threats where necessary to remove the threat," the IDF said, warning that Israel's air defenses are "not hermetic" and urging the public to follow Home Front Command instructions.

Residents in affected areas, including the northern city of Haifa, received emergency alerts directing them to enter protected spaces and remain there until further notice.

Authorities said shelters should only be left following explicit instructions.

Meanwhile, Iranian state media reported that a second wave of missiles had been launched toward Israel, though no further details were provided.

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) warned that Israel must halt its attacks in Lebanon, saying any expansion of military operations or retaliation against Iran would be met with "more crushing and regretful blows," according to Reuters.

After a fourth round of missiles was identified towards Northern Israel and the West Bank from Iran, the IDF confirmed all missiles had been intercepted.

Axios also reported Israel would retaliate to the attack, citing an official source.

Fox News' Yonat Friling and Trey Yingst contributed to this report.

(Excerpt) Read more at foxnews.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Hamas; Hezbollah; Iran; Israel; War; War on Terror; Yemen
KEYWORDS: andershagstrom; antisemitesonfr; armchairadmirals; armchairgeneralsoffr; bahrain; emmabussey; fafo; hamas; hezbollah; iran; irgc; israel; kuwait; lebanon; retaliation; waronterror; yemen

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1 posted on 06/07/2026 1:12:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger

FINISH THE JOB! NO MORE HALF-ASSERY!


2 posted on 06/07/2026 1:13:01 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: dfwgator

How? I’m sure the IRGC are safely in hiding to rake out all at once. And just how many missiles does the US have left? Trump declared we pounded them so hard that they couldn’t come back from that. And yet, here we are, having to protect Israeli and US interests.


3 posted on 06/07/2026 1:17:42 PM PDT by CatOwner (Don't expect anyone, even conservatives, to have your back when the SHTF in 2021 and beyond.)
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To: Red Badger

Oil futures should be up quite a bit in a few hours


4 posted on 06/07/2026 1:18:54 PM PDT by montag813
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To: Red Badger

Tehran holds about 11% of Iran’s total population and houses nearly a quarter of its people when including the surrounding metropolitan area. For commerce and industry, the Tehran province dominates the country, hosting about 45% of Iran’s large industrial firms and handling approximately 30% of the national GDP. You boys want to end this shit with finality, that is a target rich area.


5 posted on 06/07/2026 1:20:52 PM PDT by kawhill (Dywedwch Wrthbym because + Add translation Welsh-English dictionary 'Tell Us')
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To: CatOwner

How many missiles do you think Iran has left?

Funny how you folks never mention that.


6 posted on 06/07/2026 1:22:42 PM PDT by piasa (Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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To: Red Badger

Ah, ceasefire, I hardly knew ye.


7 posted on 06/07/2026 1:29:18 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: frank ballenger

Time to go to the mattresses.


8 posted on 06/07/2026 1:29:43 PM PDT by dfwgator ("I am Charlie Kirk!")
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To: Red Badger

News Desk Anchor: “Please repeat those last few lines. There’s so much bomb and missile blast noise we can’t hear your summary of how the ceasefire is holding and the peace talks are gaining traction.”

Reporter: “Huh? What?”


9 posted on 06/07/2026 1:31:36 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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To: dfwgator

That was Kamala’s old political line early in her career.


10 posted on 06/07/2026 1:34:03 PM PDT by frank ballenger (There's a battle outside and it's raging. It'll soon shake your windows and rattle your walls. )
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How many missiles do you think Iran has left?

As many as China can provide, I would expect.

11 posted on 06/07/2026 1:34:17 PM PDT by chajin ("There is no other name under heaven given among people by which we must be saved." Acts 4:12)
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To: Red Badger

Big Mo only has one good leg. How hard can this be?


12 posted on 06/07/2026 1:35:02 PM PDT by Libloather (Why do climate change hoax deniers live in mansions on the beach?)
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To: montag813
Oil futures should be up quite a bit in a few hours

Agreed. There will be more depleting our Strategic Petroleum Reserve. I wonder why China hasn’t used this opportunity to attack Taiwan.

13 posted on 06/07/2026 1:35:09 PM PDT by thegagline (Sic semper tyrannis! Trump & Vance, 2024! (Formerly) Goldwater & Thomas Sowell)
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To: Libloather

There is two factions in Iran:

The ‘civilian’ government.

and

The IRGC military government.

The IRGC has all the guns.

Guess who is in charge............


14 posted on 06/07/2026 1:37:44 PM PDT by Red Badger (Iryna Zarutska, May 22, 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine – August 22, 2025 Charlotte, North Carolina Say her name)
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To: thegagline

China will never invade Taiwan.


15 posted on 06/07/2026 1:49:39 PM PDT by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: Red Badger

I thought we’d destroyed the Iranian military??


16 posted on 06/07/2026 2:06:50 PM PDT by Longdriver69
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To: thegagline

Because they know they will lose far more than they gain, the idea of invasion is more powerful to the Chinese regime.

Better to look toward Siberia, no one will care, good or bad for us


17 posted on 06/07/2026 2:13:15 PM PDT by blitz128
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To: piasa
How many missiles do you think Iran has left?

and how are they apparently replenishing their supply?

18 posted on 06/07/2026 2:16:29 PM PDT by llevrok (Voter apathy wins elections for liberals.)
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To: Red Badger

It’s on like Donkey Kong.


19 posted on 06/07/2026 2:17:56 PM PDT by Old Yeller
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Arthur Wildfire! March; Berosus; Bockscar; BraveMan; cardinal4; ...

20 posted on 06/07/2026 2:22:16 PM PDT by SunkenCiv (TDS -- it's not just for DNC shills anymore -- oh, wait, yeah it is.)
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