An explosion occurred at the Karun Petrochemical Complex in Iran's Khuzestan province.

Shanghai Gold Exchange gold T+D fell 2.36% to 949.06 yuan/gram in early trade on Monday, June 8; silver T+D dropped 6.3% to 16,454.0 yuan/kg.

U.S. media report Israel has stepped up surveillance of senior U.S. officials to obtain first‑hand intelligence on U.S.–Iran negotiations; the Pentagon’s Defense Intelligence Agency in recent weeks raised Israel’s counterintelligence threat rating from “high” to “severe.” NBC, citing multiple U.S. officials, said Israel sought information on the Trump administration’s internal deliberations and decisions on the Middle East; a U.S. official described the activity as far beyond normal allied behavior. The New York Times named alleged targets including presidential envoy Steven Witkoff and Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge Colby. The Israeli embassy in Washington called the reports baseless.