Evening Briefing: Monday 8 June 2026
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said its aerospace forces launched an operation targeting Israel’s Nevatim and Tel Nof air bases on Monday, the most significant direct Iran-Israel exchange since the early phase of the war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said separately Israel has “paused fire” against Iran, framing that directly contradicts the IRGC strike pattern. The Iran framework deal sits in deep operational impasse; Pakistani mediation from Tehran continues. Brent crude broke above $100 a barrel.
- Israeli strikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs — Dahieh — continued through Monday after the overnight Sunday-Monday Israeli strikes operationally broke the Wednesday-signed conditional ceasefire. Hezbollah Secretary General Naim Qassem’s Thursday rejection of the truce has been confirmed in practice. The French and Saudi envoys’ weekend Beirut mission did not secure Hezbollah indirect compliance.
- The FTSE 100 closed at 10,310, down 0.91% on the day, as the IRGC strike on Israeli air bases and the broken Lebanon ceasefire drove risk-off flows. Brent crude broke above $100 a barrel for the first time since mid-May, closing at $100.50, up nearly 5% on the day. UK 10-year gilt yields rose to 5.08%. Sterling weakened to $1.3380. The VIX is up 14% as the war-risk premium materially rebuilds.
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