Skip next section What you need to know
What you need to know
- Donald Trump said Iran downed a US Apache helicopter over the Strait of Hormuz
- Israeli airstrikes hit Tyre in southern Lebanon after the military ordered the entire city to evacuate
- Donald Trump says a Middle East peace deal is in the ‘final throes’
- The US president says the Strait of Hormuz will reopen immediately after a deal is sealed
- A US Army Apache helicopter crashes near the Strait of Hormuz
Here are the rolling updates on the Iran war and the wider Middle East on Tuesday, June 9.
Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the “Star” or “Preferred” to keep DW News at the top of your feed
Skip next section Trump says Iran ‘shot down’ Apache gunship, says US must respond06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Trump says Iran ‘shot down’ Apache gunship, says US must respond
US President Donald Trump has accused Iran of shooting down an Apache attack helicopter as it patrolled over the Strait of Hormuz.
“I have just been informed by our Great Military that last night the Iranians shot down one of our highly sophisticated Apache Helicopters while patrolling over the Strait of Hormuz,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Trump said the two pilots involved were “safe and uninjured” and went on to say that the US would respond.
“Nevertheless, the United States must, of necessity, respond to this attack,” Trump said.
The US military previously reported that the helicopter had been “lost at sea” without detailing what caused the gunship to crash.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F6DqSkip next section US helicopter crew rescued within around 2 hours06/09/2026June 9, 2026
US helicopter crew rescued within around 2 hours
The US Central Command, responsible for military operations in the Middle East region, said the Apache helicopter gunship crew that crashed were rescued within a couple of hours.
“The Soldiers were safely rescued within approximately two hours and are in stable condition. The cause of the incident is under investigation,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
CENTCOM said the helicopter had “patrolling regional waters” when it went down near the coast of Oman.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F5pCSkip next section WATCH: Trump-Iran deal elusive more than 100 days into war06/09/2026June 9, 2026
WATCH: Trump-Iran deal elusive more than 100 days into war
One hundred days after launching military action against Iran, Donald Trump continues to signal optimism about a deal, but fighting and negotiations remain unresolved.
Public opinion in the US appears to be shifting, with frustration growing over inflation, rising prices, and the ongoing conflict.
Critics say economic realities outweigh political messaging. Even some Republicans have backed efforts to limit Trump’s powers, raising the stakes ahead of midterm elections.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
https://p.dw.com/p/5F5LeSkip next section IN DEPTH: Iranians struggle to buy food as war drives up prices06/09/2026June 9, 2026
IN DEPTH: Iranians struggle to buy food as war drives up prices
Daniel Ameri
Authorities in Iran are trying to alleviate pressure on consumers with food vouchers and raising the minimum wage. However, some residents of Tehran told DW they are finding it hard to make ends meet.
Learn more about how Iranians are struggling to stay afloat amid the war in this report by DW’s Daniel Ameri.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F5SLSkip next section WATCH: Middle East fears Iran-Israel fighting could become new norm06/09/2026June 9, 2026
WATCH: Middle East fears Iran-Israel fighting could become new norm
Aaron Tilton
Israel and Iran have stepped back from the brink — for now. What was behind the latest flare-up? And what does it reveal about a pattern of escalation and restraint?
Middle East analyst Sina Azodi breaks it down for DW.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
https://p.dw.com/p/5F5KISkip next section Western nations condemn Israeli settler violence in West Bank06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Western nations condemn Israeli settler violence in West Bank
The United Kingdom, France, Australia, Canada and Norway said Tuesday that they have issued joint sanctions against “individuals and entities involved in financing and enabling” settler violence in the occupied West Bank.
In a joint statement, the foreign ministers from the five countries said the coordinated action would hold extremist Israeli settlers accountable for the deteriorating situation in the West Bank.
“These sanctions will disrupt the flows of finance that have allowed extremist settler groups to act with impunity in the West Bank and demonstrate the UK’s commitment to a two-state solution,” British Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper said.
Israeli military operations and Israeli settler violence against Palestinians in the occupied territory has risen sharply since the Hamas attacks on October 7, 2023, the incident that triggered Israel’s war in Gaza.
The five countries also warned that they were prepared to take further action if the Israeli government failed to address the violence.
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said that France had also barred Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, along with four leaders of settler groups and 21 settlers, from entering the country.
“Bezalel Smotrich actively promotes the annexation of the West Bank, which he openly claims, the creation of new settlements in the West Bank, the recolonization of Gaza, the economic collapse of the Palestinian Authority, and its deleterious consequences on the Palestinian population: this is a policy that the overwhelming majority of the international community cannot accept, firmly committed to the two-State solution,” Barrot said.
In response, Israel’s foreign ministry said it “firmly rejects the disgraceful measures.”
https://p.dw.com/p/5F4ooSkip next section Israeli airstrikes hit Tyre after evacuation warning06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Israeli airstrikes hit Tyre after evacuation warning
Israeli bombs have struck the southern Lebanese city of Tyre, state media in Lebanon reported on Tuesday.
“Enemy warplanes launched a heavy strike on Tyre,” the National News Agency (NNA) reported.
At least eight people were killed and 32 were wounded, the Lebanese health ministry said, according to NNA.
The Israeli military has not commented on the reports.
The strikes came after the Israeli military had urged all of the city’s residents to evacuate.
Images from the city showed heavy traffic in Tyre as people fled north.
The Israeli strikes come after Iran on Monday warned Israel that it would attack again if it continued its offensive in Lebanon.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F4JISkip next section Iran’s World Cup ticket allocation revoked, FA says06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Iran’s World Cup ticket allocation revoked, FA says
The Iranian football association, FFI, has had its ticket allocation for the group stages of the World Cup revoked, the organization said.
According to a statement reported by Iranian news agency ISNA, the FFI said the United States had moved to bar Iranian fans from attending matches in Los Angeles and Seattle, and urged football’s world governing body, FIFA, to intervene.
Each competing nation’s federation receives 8% of the tickets for any World Cup match in which that nation is involved, according to FIFA’s tournament rules.
Since Donald Trump started his second term as president, the US has restricted entry to citizens from several countries, many of them Muslim-majority, including Iran.
The US launched a war against Iran in February, which has largely experienced a lull in fighting since an April ceasefire came into effect.
The Iranian football team has already moved its base from the US to Mexico, which is co-hosting the tournament along with Canada and the United States.
While Iranian players were granted visas to enter the US, several members of the Iranian delegation were not.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3x1Skip next section Palestinian civilians are ‘victims of all sides,’ UN commission says06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Palestinian civilians are ‘victims of all sides,’ UN commission says
Palestinian civilians are “trapped” between the “mass atrocities” committed by Israel’s security forces and settlers in the occupied West Bank, and the “fear-based rule of Hamas” in Gaza, a UN commission of inquiry report released Tuesday has found.
Palestinians are “systematically and deliberately subjected to severe violations of human rights law by all parties to the region’s conflict,” the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem, and Israel, said in a statement releasing its report.
In its 2025 report, the commission concluded that actions by Israel during the war in Gaza met the legal threshold for genocide. The war began following attacks led by the Hamas group in Israeli territory on October 7, 2023.
Israel is “primarily responsible” for the actions of Israeli settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, which Palestinians view as their future capital, the UN commission said in a press release.
Violence in the West Bank has spiked since October 2023. Israeli troops or settlers have killed at least 1,080 Palestinians, according to Palestinian Health Ministry data.
Israel says at least 46 Israeli soldiers and civilians have been killed by Palestinian attacks or during Israeli military operations in that time.
“Violence by settlers is the direct outcome of Israeli policies that support, enable and protect their actions,” the statement said.
The UN accused Israel of allowing settler violence to function “as a means of implementing Israeli state policy” that seeks to entrench Israeli settlements in the West Bank, annex Palestinian territory and displace Palestinians from their land.
Israel accuses the UN commission of “systematic anti-Israel discrimination.”
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
What did the report say about Palestinians civilians in Gaza?
In the Gaza Strip, the Islamist militant group Hamas and its affiliated forces are “responsible for acts committed by Palestinian militants” in the war-torn enclave.
Civilians in Gaza are being “violently repressed and controlled by the very faction that claims to govern them,” the statement said.
“Hamas-affiliated forces have exploited the vacuum created by relentless Israeli attacks and widespread destruction of Gaza,” said Srinivasan Muralidhar, the Commission’s chair.
“What is alarmingly similar is the deliberate infliction of suffering on Palestinian civilians. While their origins and motivations differ, both operate within environments engineered by Israel,” Muralidhar added.
Over 72,000 Palestinians civilians have been killed in Gaza since October 2023, according to Gaza health officials and the UN.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3XVSkip next section Lebanon: Israeli army issues evacuation warning for Tyre06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Lebanon: Israeli army issues evacuation warning for Tyre
The Israeli military has called on residents of Lebanon’s Tyre and the areas surrounding the southern city to evacuate ahead of expected strikes.
“Urgent warning to the residents of the city of Tyre, including the Christian quarter, and the camps and surrounding neighborhoods,” Avichay Adraee, the Israeli military’s Arabic-language spokesperson, wrote in a post on X Tuesday.
“For your safety, we ask you to immediately evacuate your homes … and move north of the Zahrani River,” Adraee wrote.
An AFP correspondent reported that residents of Tyre were fleeing, including from the Christian quarter, where many displaced people have sought refuge.
“As we warned in the past days, following Hezbollah elements’ actions inside the Christian Quarter in the city, the Israel Defense Forces will be compelled to act against their terrorist activities in the quarter in the near term,” the message from Adraee said.
Until Tuesday, the Christian quarter in the Old City had not received evacuation warnings or suffered the Israeli airstrikes that have hit much of the Lebanese city.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3MmSkip next section Middle East third-most-affected region by state-based conflict in 2025, report finds06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Middle East third-most-affected region by state-based conflict in 2025, report finds
There were more state conflicts in 2025 than there have been in any year since World War II, according to a new study published Tuesday.
The annual “Conflict Trends” report from the Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) found that 2025 was also the third-deadliest year for conflicts since the Cold War.
“We also saw an increase in the number of conflicts in the Middle East from, 10 in 2024 to 13 in 2025. This is the highest recorded number of conflicts in the region since 1946,” the report said.
The AFP news agency quoted PRIO researcher Siri Aas Rustad as telling reporters that Israel was “clearly one of the most aggressive countries in the world at the moment” because of its involvement in conflicts in Gaza, Syria, Lebanon and Iran, as well as against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
You can read more about the report here.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3KeSkip next section Trump says pilots fine after US Army helicopter crash near Hormuz06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Trump says pilots fine after US Army helicopter crash near Hormuz
President Donald Trump said the two crew members of a US Army helicopter “were fine” after The New York Times reported that an Apache helicopter gunship had gone down near the Strait of Hormuz.
“The pilots are fine. Yeah,” Trump told reporters when asked about the incident.
The New York Times first reported that the helicopter crashed near the crucial waterway that has been choked by the Iran war. The report added that the crew on board had been rescued.
It was not immediately clear what led to the crash.
“Nobody injured. We are going to issue a report tomorrow. But the pilots are fine,” Trump said.
There has been no statement yet from the US military command or the Defense Department.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F3EXSkip next section Trump says Middle East peace deal in ‘final throes’06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Trump says Middle East peace deal in ‘final throes’
US President Donald Trump has claimed that negotiators in talks for a peace deal in the Middle East were in the “final throes” as unease looms after Iran and Israel mounted their worst strikes in months — unraveling a ceasefire — and then hit pause on fresh strikes Monday.
Iran and Israel “were going back and forth, and now they both agreed through me to stop,” Trump told the media, “and we are in the final throes of what will be a very, very good deal.”
Trump said there was “a good chance” a deal could be reached in “two or three days” as he spoke to reporters after attending the NBA Finals in Madison Square Garden in New York City.
He said the Strait of Hormuz would “open up immediately upon signing” of a deal.
Trump has repeatedly claimed a peace agreement with Iran is close since a ceasefire was agreed upon in April.
Tehran has linked any deal with the US to a ceasefire in Lebanon, where Israel is at war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah.
On Monday, Iran said it would attack again if Israel persisted with its strikes in Lebanon.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that should Tehran “make the mistake of resuming attacks against us, we will respond with full force.”
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video
https://p.dw.com/p/5F32qSkip next section Welcome to our coverage06/09/2026June 9, 2026
Welcome to our coverage
Dharvi Vaid | Sean Sinico Editor
Thank you for joining us! This is the Tuesday edition of our coverage of the Middle East as Iran and Israel say they intend to enter a pause in attacks that were renewed over the last weekend.
But first, here’s a wrap of development that unfolded at the start of the week:
- Iran and Israel announced a halt in hostilities after the two nations launched a salvo of strikes against each other, threatening to intensify the Middle East war
- Tehran’s main international airport reopened. Flights carrying Hajj pilgrims from Saudi Arabia began landing
- Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen declared a ban on Israeli shipping in the Red Sea
- The European Union imposed additional sanctions on Iran over the near-total blockade of the Strait of Hormuz
- International Atomic Energy Agency head Rafael Grossi called on Iran to “reengage” on the issue of nuclear inspections.
Stay tuned as we bring you the latest.
https://p.dw.com/p/5F2x5Show more posts
About The Author
