Iran Ends Military Operations Against Israel, Warns of Harsher Response if Lebanon Strikes Continue

Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, the country's senior military coordination body, announced the formal cessation of operations against Israel on June 9, citing Israeli "aggressions and evils" in South Lebanon and the Dahiya district as the trigger for prior strikes. The statement, carried by the semi-official Tasnim news agency, declared that Israel and its supporters "should have learned" from Tehran's response, while conditioning the halt with a direct warning: "if the aggressions and evils continue, including in South Lebanon, much more severe and crushing measures will be on the way." Iran's Civil Aviation Organization confirmed the country's airspace had returned to normal as flight restrictions were lifted.

The announcement came on day 102 of the US-Israeli war on Iran, following a fresh breakdown of the April 8 ceasefire framework. On June 8, Israel struck Beirut claiming a Hezbollah command and planning center as the target, prompting an Iranian response. June 7 and 8 had already seen the most intensive exchange of strikes since the April ceasefire — Al Jazeera described them as "the worst strikes in months." Israel agreed to halt its own airstrikes on Iran upon a request from US President Donald Trump, a senior Israeli official said, but declared it would continue its Lebanon offensive "at full force."

Trump told Axios in a phone interview that he warned Netanyahu directly: "I said, 'Bibi, you better be careful, or you will be on your own very soon.'" Two US officials and a source familiar with the Israeli side described the call as "notably calmer" than an earlier exchange in which Trump called Netanyahu "f****** crazy." Netanyahu on Monday vowed a "much harsher" response to any future Iranian attack. Hours later, Trump said the United States would declare "total victory" over Iran "within the next two weeks." Vice President JD Vance said Washington would continue seeking a nuclear agreement with Iran "regardless of whatever position Israel takes."

US Central Command disclosed that US forces disabled an oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman after the vessel allegedly attempted to sail to an Iranian port in violation of an ongoing blockade. The EU separately imposed sanctions on the spokesperson for the naval arm of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and a regional command, citing the Strait of Hormuz closure.

On the same day, the Pentagon updated its 1260H list of entities it says support China's military modernization, adding Alibaba, Baidu, and BYD in a Federal Register notice. The list targets companies Washington says are linked to China's military-civil fusion strategy. Beijing condemned the additions.

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed deep concern over Israel's closure of the Kerem Shalom/Karem Abu Salem and Rafah crossings into Gaza following the latest missile exchanges. UN spokesperson Farhan Haq confirmed humanitarian organizations could still collect cargo from the Palestinian side of Kerem Shalom. The International Criminal Court's Assembly of States Parties Bureau suspended Prosecutor Karim Khan from his duties pending an investigation into sexual abuse allegations. Italian prosecutors launched a separate inquiry into Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir over his treatment of activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla during their detention, ANSA reported.