# [FLASH] Iran, Hezbollah Expand Missile Use as Trump Threatens Strikes on Iranian Power Grid

*Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 1:07 PM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Detected**: 2026-06-10T13:07:41.985Z (2h ago)
**Tags**: US, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Hezbollah, BallisticMissiles, CruiseMissiles, Energy
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/9831.md
**Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries

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**Summary**: Reports from 13:00–13:02 UTC indicate Iran and its allies are leaning harder on ballistic and cruise missiles while Washington openly weighs fresh attacks on Iranian power plants and bridges. The fight is shifting from discrete exchanges to a broader contest over critical infrastructure, raising the risk of long‑running disruption to Gulf energy, airspace, and regional investment.

## Detail

Between 13:00 and 13:02 UTC, several reports point to a more entrenched and technologically sophisticated phase of the US–Iran confrontation that now touches Israel’s northern front and threatens Iran’s energy and transport backbone.

At approximately 13:02 UTC, social media reporting (Report 22) described Hezbollah missile strikes on Israeli Defense Forces positions near Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon, explicitly citing use of Iran-made Fath‑360 short‑range ballistic missiles and PAVEH cruise missiles. If accurate, this is a notable step beyond the group’s routine rocket and anti‑tank fire, signaling operational deployment of named Iranian precision systems against Israeli forces.

Minutes earlier and around the same time, Iranian outlets relayed an anonymous military source telling Fars that Tehran had launched a “large-scale military operation” in response to earlier US strikes on southern Iran, claiming missiles and drones hit roughly 70% of designated military targets and penetrated air defenses (Report 30). This follows already‑alerted Iranian missile launches toward Bahrain and Jordan and US retaliatory raids tied to the downing of an Apache helicopter near Iran.

In parallel, at 13:02 UTC President Trump told Fox’s Trey Yingst that the US is getting “close” to ordering new strikes against Iranian power plants and bridges (Report 3), framing these as punishment for what he called Iran’s stalling in negotiations. That comment explicitly brings national electrical and transport infrastructure into the crosshairs, shifting the conflict from battlefield targets to assets that underpin Iran’s civilian economy and industrial output.

For people on the ground, this escalation means civilians in southern Iran, Lebanon, Israel, Bahrain, Jordan, and possibly Kuwait face more frequent air‑raid alerts, power instability, and risk to critical roads and bridges. Airline crews and shipping operators will see higher rerouting pressures around the Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and eastern Mediterranean air corridors. Insurers and port operators will have to reassess war‑risk cover for both energy and container traffic.

Militarily, validated use of Fath‑360s and PAVEH‑class cruise missiles by Hezbollah, if confirmed, underlines how deeply Iranian precision weapons are now integrated into proxy arsenals. That complicates Israel’s air‑defense planning and shortens warning times for northern command posts and logistics hubs. On the US–Iran axis, reciprocal claims of successful strikes and Trump’s public contemplation of attacks on power plants and bridges suggest both sides are preparing for a campaign that targets military and dual‑use infrastructure, not a one‑off exchange.

Markets will react to the perceived durability of this escalation. Oil benchmarks and freight rates for Gulf and eastern Med routes are exposed to any signal that Hormuz or key coastal terminals could be drawn in. Regional sovereign bonds and FX—particularly in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Lebanon—will trade on war‑risk headlines. Defense equities stand to benefit from expectations of higher munitions usage and replenishment orders, while airlines and tourism‑linked names across the Middle East may face selling pressure.

Over the next 24–48 hours, watch for: (1) independent confirmation of the weapons used by Hezbollah and any Israeli response targeting launch infrastructure in Lebanon or Syria; (2) whether Washington formally authorizes strikes on Iranian power plants or major bridges, which would be a clear threshold into economic‑warfare targeting; (3) changes in maritime and air insurance premia and any advisories affecting transit through Hormuz, the Red Sea approaches, and eastern Mediterranean airspace; and (4) diplomatic moves by Gulf monarchies and European states to contain spillover, especially if further Iranian missiles are launched toward US‑partner territories.

**MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENT:**
Expect renewed upside pressure and volatility in crude benchmarks, Gulf shipping risk premia, and regional CDS; gold’s 3% drop (Report 12) could partially reverse if markets reassess escalation odds. Equities with Middle East exposure and defense names likely to move on expectations of extended operations.