Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-06-11 at 09:02

HEADLINES
Trump vows strikes seize Kharg Island
Sirik explosions signal Iran retaliation threats
Three Indian sailors died in US operation

The time is now 9:01 AM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report.

In Iranian Retaliation, the latest headlines describe a US warning to Iran after overnight strikes, while Iran's IRGC threatens to turn the region into hell. Iranian media report explosions near Sirik, a port city in southern Iran where some of yesterday's American strikes occurred; the source of the blasts remains unclear at this time.

In US Military Role, President Donald Trump says the United States will strike Iran very hard tonight and will seize Kharg Island along with other oil infrastructure, aiming to take control of Iran’s oil and gas markets. He also claimed that Iran’s radar capabilities have been weakened and that US planes are flying over Iran without the country knowing. Iran’s Defense Ministry spokesman Reza Taleinik said Iran’s armed forces are at the highest level of readiness and warned enemies to ceasefire, adding that any crossing of red lines would be met with a decisive and harsh punitive response. Separately, Indian authorities confirmed that three Indian sailors have died in a US operation to halt a tanker off Oman as part of Washington’s broader blockade against Iran-linked shipping; eight ships have been disabled and more than 100 turned back since the blockade began on April 13. The Indian embassy in Oman also reported an incident involving the commercial vessel MT Jalveer, which had 20 Indians on board, but all sailors on that ship were confirmed safe. Shipping Minister Sarbananda Sonowal confirmed the deaths, noting the involvement of vessels sanctioned by OFAC while a third was in the non-compliant category. Trump has also announced that the United States will strike Iran again and capture Kharg Island, with reports that Qatar has been mediating efforts related to frozen Iranian assets. This remains a developing story.

In Regional Impacts, the oil market is reacting to the announcement by President Donald J. Trump that the US will strike Iran tonight and seize the country’s oil infrastructure soon. The market response underscores the potential for energy disruption tied to the situation in the region.

In Israeli Domestic Politics, about 25 Hesder yeshivot have banned orthodox religious Zionist male students from joining the IDF’s tank corps in protest of a pilot program to integrate women into the corps, arguing that modesty would be compromised by mingling in such a small, enclosed space. The pilot would establish women-only tank units, with no guarantees it will lead to permanent placement of women in the tank corps. Traditionally, Hesder graduates have served in male-only units, and the IDF has framed the program as pilot and non-final. In a separate development, French journalist Alice Froussard has been expelled from Israel, after covering the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and making statements deemed anti-Israeli, including a claim that Oct. 7 should be examined in context.

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