{"id":2613206,"date":"2026-06-10T20:55:59","date_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:55:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-alert-us-launches-significant-new-strikes-against-iran-hegseth-warns-will-be-busy-tonight\/"},"modified":"2026-06-10T20:57:23","modified_gmt":"2026-06-11T00:57:23","slug":"breaking-alert-us-launches-significant-new-strikes-against-iran-hegseth-warns-will-be-busy-tonight","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-alert-us-launches-significant-new-strikes-against-iran-hegseth-warns-will-be-busy-tonight\/","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING ALERT: US Launches Significant New Strikes Against Iran, Hegseth Warns Will Be &#8216;Busy Tonight&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fbreaking-alert-us-launches-significant-new-strikes-against-iran-hegseth-warns-will-be-busy-tonight%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2613206&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The text describes a report that the United States launched additional air strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-revolution-in-electronic-warfare-israel-reveals-dazzling-new-electronic-warfare-system\/\" title=\"\u2018A Revolution In Electronic Warfare\u2019 : Israel Reveals Dazzling New Electronic Warfare System\">multiple targets<\/a> in Iran, continuing attacks for a second night after Iran downed a U.S. helicopter. U.S. Central Command said the strikes were aimed at defending American interests in response to what it called Iran\u2019s ongoing aggression.<\/p>\n<p>It also includes statements attributed to U.S. officials and President Donald Trump indicating the U.S. would \u201chit Iran hard,\u201d with remarks that Iran\u2019s retaliation was largely ineffective and that U.S. defenses intercepted most of the shots.The article claims Iran suffered damage and that negotiations depend on Iran offering a deal.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, Trump is quoted claiming a previous \u201csecret mission\u201d supported oil tanker passage through the Strait of Hormuz, stating that large volumes of oil and hundreds of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/russia-iran-and-china-will-conduct-joint-military-exercises-this-year\/\" title=\"Russia, ..., and China Will Conduct Joint ... Exercises This Year\">commercial ships<\/a> successfully transited<\/a>. The passage is largely presented as political commentary mixed with battlefield assertions and references to reported events near the strait of Hormuz and in Tehran.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The United States military slammed Iranian targets Wednesday night, marking the second <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rioters-target-portland-courthouse-as-mayor-seeks-additional-police-funding\/\" title=\"Rioters target Portland courthouse as mayor seeks additional police funding\">straight night<\/a> U.S. warplanes attacked Iran after Iran downed a U.S. helicopter.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cU.S. Central Command forces began launching additional self-defense strikes today at 5:15 p.m. ET against multiple targets in Iran at the Commander in Chief\u2019s direction,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CENTCOM\/status\/2064824143640502670\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CENTCOM announced<\/a> in a post on the social media platform X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe strikes are in response to Iran\u2019s unwarranted and continued aggression,\u201d the post said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran reported explosions near the Strait of Hormuz and in western Tehran, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-june-11-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said the United States \u201cwill be hitting Iran hard,\u201d according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/news\/politics\/2026\/06\/10\/trump-iran-pay-price-negotiations-peace-deal\/90488162007\/?utm_source=usatoday-newsalert-strada&#038;utm_medium=&#038;utm_campaign=newsalert&#038;utm_term=hero&#038;utm_content=usat-mclean-nletter01\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCentral Command will be busy tonight,\u201d he said,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf we need to negotiate with bombs, we\u2019ll negotiate with bombs, and we\u2019re very good at it. Nobody better in the world,\u201d Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPresident Trump said we\u2019ll be hitting Iran hard, and we will be because Iran has a chance to make a good deal,\u201d Hegseth said, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/liveblog-june-11-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Times of Israel<\/a>. \u201cYou can see when someone is trying to tap, tap, tap on a deal. Instead, they\u2019re going to have tap, tap, tap bombs dropping on key facilities in Iran.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe don\u2019t have to restart,\u201d Hegseth said, adding that the military was \u201cprepared to set the terms to ensure we get the kind of deal that President Trump expects.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose strikes, that will happen tonight, they will be strong, they will be clear. If they happen tomorrow night, they will be strong, they will be clear, and, throughout, Iran has an opportunity to make a deal \u2014 that\u2019s the point,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier Wednesday, President Donald Trump indicated on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116725476229257491\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>  he was losing patience with Iran, writing, \u201cThey\u2019ve taken too long to negotiate a deal that would have been great for them, now they will have to pay the price!!!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Asked later about that post, Trump said, \u201cWell, we\u2019re going to be attacking them and attacking them very hard,\u201d according to USA Today.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe hit them hard yesterday, and we\u2019re going to hit them again hard today,\u201d Trump said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd we\u2019ll see what happens with the deal. We were really close to a deal, but they keep tapping us along. They keep playing us for suckers,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has failed to dent U.S. defenses in its efforts to retaliate, Hegseth said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMost of their shots missed and were shot down by us, so their efficacy and their ability to actually strike is incredibly diminished,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>As the military struck Iran, Trump chortled that the Islamic Republic had already been gravely wounded.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLast month, I directed our Great U.S. Military to execute a secret mission to support Oil Tankers and other Commercial Ships through the Strait of Hormuz,\u201d Trump posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116727075577305840\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, I am pleased to announce that this effort has resulted in more than 100 MILLION Barrels of Oil making its way through the Strait, and into the Open Market. More than 200 Commercial Ships have safely traveled through the Strait,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/us-has-moved-100m-barrels-of-oil-through-strait-of-hormuz-trump\/\" title=\"US has moved 100M barrels of ... through Strait of Hormuz: ...\">wildly successful effort<\/a> is because the UNITED STATES of AMERICA CONTROLS the Strait of Hormuz \u2014 NOT Iran. Their military is defeated, and their economy is lost. 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