Israel defies Trump and bombs Beirut; Iran threatens US bases in retaliation

Facade of a building destroyed in a suburb of Beirut, Lebanon, after Israeli bombing in the region, on June 7, 2026.
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Iran announced this Sunday (7) that it may attack United States military bases and regions of Israel, in a new escalation of the war in the Middle East. The threat is in retaliation for an Israeli attack on Beirut, Lebanon, earlier.
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The Israeli attack, which broke a truce in Lebanon, hit buildings in a Beirut suburb that Israel said housed Hezbollah terrorists who were planning an attack.
In response, Iran said that the 19 bases that the US has in the Middle East have once again become "legitimate targets" - the US has military bases in countries in the region such as the United Arab Emirates, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Iraq and Egypt (see map below). The threat was also extended to Israeli assets in the region.
The announcement was made by Iran's main negotiator in talks with the US, Mohammad Qalibaf, who is also president of the Iranian Parliament and one of the central figures of power in the country.
"They are not committed to a ceasefire nor do they believe in dialogue and, through the naval blockade and the violation of agreements relating to Lebanon, they have demonstrated that they only understand the language of power," Qalibaf said in a post on his social media.
Map shows US military bases in the Middle East.
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Israel's attack on Lebanon was also a challenge to United States President Donald Trump, who guaranteed last week that Israel would not bomb Lebanon again. The disagreements between allies the USA and Israel over Lebanon even generated a discussion between Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
The US president confirmed that he called Netanayhu "completely crazy" because of Israel's attacks in Lebanon and criticized the incursions.
Trump was referring to the constant attacks that Israel has made on neighboring Lebanon amid the ceasefire in force in the Middle East conflict. Pakistan, which mediated the negotiations, and Iran insist that Lebanon was included in the truce, while the US and Israel insist that only attacks on Iranian territory and the Persian Gulf countries.
In addition, last week, the US president stated that Israel and the terrorist group Hezbollah agreed to a truce in attacks in Lebanon and northern Israeli territory. Israel fights in Lebanon against Hezbollah, the Lebanese terrorist group that is financed by Iran and carries out constant attacks in northern Israel.
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