Iran fired ten ballistic missiles at an Israeli airbase on Sunday; the IDF intercepted all of them and struck inside Iran the next day, after Trump publicly told Netanyahu not to retaliate. At the IAEA Board, Washington tabled a draft resolution on Iran's uranium. An Iranian MP put a price on Hormuz: $1.5 to $2 million per ship, paid in goods and crypto.
Trump asked Israel not to strike Iran; Israel struck anyway, and the deal moved to months
Iran's IRGC fired at least 10 ballistic missiles at Ramat David airbase in northern Israel on Sunday 7 June; the IDF intercepted all 10 and reported no casualties.
IsraelIran's Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) fired 10 ballistic missiles at Ramat David Airbase in northern Israel on 7 June; Israel intercepted all 10. Three more than the 5 June Gulf salvo, and the first volley aimed at Israeli soil.
Each step up in count and target class reflects Iran using missile fire as leverage over the Lebanon front, not a terminal escalation move.
Trump publicly urged Netanyahu not to retaliate; on Monday 8 June the IDF struck the Mahshahr petrochemical complex and missile sites inside Iran regardless.
Israel×2Israel's military struck the Mahshahr Petrochemical Complex in Iran and missile launch sites on 8 June. Trump asked Netanyahu not to retaliate; Israel struck within 24 hours anyway.
Mahshahr was hit before in April. Netanyahu's second override of a Trump restraint request confirms US leverage over Israel's kinetic decisions does not hold.
Washington submitted a draft resolution to the IAEA Board of Governors as its 8-12 June session opened, demanding Iranian transparency on nuclear sites and uranium stockpiles.
Saudi ArabiaThe US tabled a nuclear transparency resolution at the UN atomic agency (IAEA) board in Vienna on 8 June. Iran has blocked inspectors for 97 days, leaving 440.9 kg of enriched uranium unaccounted for.
Russia and China oppose censure, so the resolution cannot trigger binding UN sanctions. Putin's offer to hold Iran's uranium also fails: no one can transfer a stockpile nobody has verified.
An Iranian lawmaker disclosed on Sunday 7 June, via IRGC-affiliated media, an official per-ship charge for Strait of Hormuz passage, taken in barter goods and cryptocurrency.
An Iranian MP confirmed on 7 June that Iran charges $1.5-2 million per ship to pass through the strait of Hormuz. Ships pay in barter goods or cryptocurrency, clearing outside the US dollar system.
US sanctions can only freeze dollar transactions. Ships pay because it costs less than challenging the US Navy blockade, and US-designated crypto exchanges do not cover barter rails.
The IRGC said on 7 June it killed four anti-government fighters in Saravan and seized weapons, ammunition and Starlink satellite terminals near the Pakistan border.
Iran's IRGC (Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps) killed four anti-government fighters in Saravan, a city in south-eastern Iran near the Pakistan border, on 7 June. The operation also seized weapons, ammunition, and Starlink satellite internet terminals.
Iran has made possession of Starlink terminals a capital offence since the 2026 internet blackout began. Seizing them in Saravan alongside fighters confirms opposition groups smuggle terminals across the Pakistan-Afghanistan border to coordinate under conditions where IRGC communications-intercept coverage is thin.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 7-8 June that Iran's enrichment matters could take months to resolve, walking back the administration's earlier weekend timeline.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on 8 June that Iran's enrichment could take months to resolve. Trump had said a deal might happen 'over the weekend'. Nothing was signed.
Rezaei's $24 billion precondition remains unmet. The 97-day inspector blackout cannot be fixed retroactively. Israel's 8 June strike inside Iran adds a fresh complication to a track already stalled past Day 100.
Salvo count rose from 7 (5 June, Gulf-state bases) to 10 (7 June, Israeli military airbase); the IDF answered with strikes in Khuzestan province and blast reports in Tehran, Tabriz and Isfahan on 8 June. Bahrain's PAC-3 magazine is at 87% depletion with no 2027 resupply. No party has signalled a de-escalation mechanism: the US has produced rhetoric not paper; Russia's custody offer requires verification the IAEA cannot provide after 97 days of inspector absence; the IAEA draft cannot enforce access. Rezaei's threat of a 'more crushing response' preserves the IRGC option to escalate beyond 10 missiles if the IDF strikes again.
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