Middle East live: Trump says ‘US must respond’ to Iran downing of helicopter near Strait of Hormuz

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10 Jun 2026 • 1:42 AM MYT
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Yesterday's key developments:

US President Donald Trump clashed with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over renewed fighting between Iran and Israel, as Netanyahu insisted that Israel has a "right to self-defence".

• Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz vowed Monday to press on with Israel's military campaign in Lebanon, despite a warning from Iran that any such action would prompt the Islamic republic to take "severe" measures in response.

Israel conducted strikes against military targets in western and central Iran, hours after Iran fired a salvo of missiles at Israeli targets in retaliation for an attack on Beirut’s southern suburbs.

(FRANCE 24 with Reuters, AP and AFP)