Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag region back to full-scale war

Published June 8, 2026 · Category: News

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Israeli security forces examine a fragment of an intercepted Iranian missile in northern Israel, early Monday, June 8, 2026.

Israel and Iran traded fire early Monday in retaliatory strikes that threatened to drag the wider Middle East back into a full-scale war, while Yemen's Houthi rebels warned they would target Israel-affiliated ships in the Red Sea.

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Originally published at www.npr.org.

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