Iran launches drone and missile attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain; US strikes 10 Iranian targets in response

The exact number of US strikes on Iranian targets varies between sources, with some reporting 10 strikes and others not specifying the number.

The exact number of Iranian attacks on US infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain is not consistently reported, with some sources stating 'eight important US military facilities' were targeted.

The exact date of the US strikes on Iranian targets is not consistently reported, with some sources citing June 27 and others June 28.

A series of strikes over the weekend saw the US and Iran accuse each other of violating the ceasefire agreement.

Washington and Tehran also reached an agreement to hold consultations in Doha on Tuesday

Tehran launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait Sunday, threatening to halt negotiations with the U.S. entirely. Meanwhile, violence between Israel and Hezbollah has escalated.

Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight Middle East crisis live – latest updates A new round of escalating strikes between Iran and the US has continued, further undermining the fragile interim peace agreement between the two countries, and prompting Donald Trump to threaten violence that would ensure Iran “will no longer exist”. On Sunday, Tehran launched drone and missile attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait after new US strikes on sites in southern Iran and threatened a “complete halt” to negotiations to end the war. Trump said that a moment might come soon when he abandoned talks and the US would “militarily finish the job”. Continue reading...

Iran's Revolutionary Guard on Sunday launched attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US air strikes on 10 Iranian sites. The Islamic Republic threatened a “complete halt” to negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks. Efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's direct oversight sparked the crossfire now gripping the region. France 24 correspondent Reza Sayah tells the latest from Tehran.

Tehran said on Sunday it carried out a third day of retaliatory strikes against US attacks on Iranian territory, as both accused the other of violating their fragile ceasefire, straining negotiations meant to end the Middle East war. The exchanges underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered peace process aimed at ending a war launched by the United States and Israel in February, which disrupted shipping through the Strait of Hormuz and rattled global energy markets. Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday they were taking measures to control traffic in the vital Strait of Hormuz and that violating vessels would be dealt with more firmly than before. The only authorised passage by Tehran passes through a corridor running along Iran’s coast. The Guards said they had also carried out retaliatory strikes in Kuwait and Bahrain. In a statement, they said the strikes “destroyed eight important US military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain”. “Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets… will have a crushing response,” the IRGC said. Air raid sirens rang out twice in Bahrain on Sunday, according to the Gulf nation’s interior ministry. The Guards said in a statement that the US strikes had violated the ceasefire and “will result in the complete halt of all diplomatic processes”, according to state-run Press TV. The IRGC navy command said American bases in the region “will experience hell in the coming days”. A US official, confirming the attacks on US facilities, told Reuters there were no reported US casualties or major damage to US sites in the Middle East but that the situation was still unfolding. Hours later, alarms sounded for a second time in Bahrain, with the authorities saying an Iranian attack damaged a residential building in Muharraq province, with no casualties reported. Bahrain urged the United Nations Security Council to hold an urgent session to hold Iran accountable. The Kuwaiti army said it had intercepted two ballistic missiles with no damage or casualties. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was reached between the US and Iran on June 18 under Pakistan’s mediation, aimed at putting a lasting end to the war. The text signed by the United States and Iran said both countries, and their respective allies, were “not to initiate any war or any military operation against each other and to refrain from the threat or use of force against each other”. Iran would ‘no longer exist’ US President Donald Trump early on Sunday said that Iran would “no longer exist” if the United States is “forced” to resume the war. The threat came after US forces said they struck “multiple” Iranian targets Saturday in another tit-for-tat response to attacks on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. “United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “There may come a point when we are no longer able to be reasonable, and will be forced to militarily complete the job that we very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” Trump wrote. Shipping lanes under fire US Central Command said Saturday’s strikes were in response to an Iranian drone attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker “Kiku”, which was carrying some two million barrels of crude. The US military said its operation targeted “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”. Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said explosions were heard in Sirik in southern Iran, without providing details. The Guards said, “America’s blind shots at Sirik will not resolve our dominance over the Strait of Hormuz. But our shots at violators will remind the rest of the vessels of the clear passage route.” Washington had carried out similar strikes on Friday, saying they were a response to an earlier Iranian attack on another vessel, the “Ever Lovely”. Israel, meanwhile, launched strikes in Lebanon as Hezbollah’s leader Naim Qassem rejected a deal to end that conflict, which has also threatened to derail the wider US-Iran peace effort. Iran called “these brutal attacks… a blatant violation” of the interim truce deal. Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorised by Tehran. In the Islamabad MoU, Iran had previously agreed “safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge, for 60 days only, from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman, and vice versa” in the strait. H.A. Hellyer, of London think tank the Royal United Services Institute, said, “Iran is likely to continue calibrated, low-level coercive activity in and around the Strait of Hormuz… to create persistent pressure on international shipping without triggering a wider conflict.” He said November’s US midterm elections for Congress give Washington “incentives for a quicker agreement” while, for Iran, “a drawn-out negotiation accompanied by controlled pressure in the strait can work to its advantage”. Lebanon threats Lebanon, from where Hezbollah launched rockets at Israel in support of Iran, has been invaded and heavily bombarded by Israel, undermining the US-Iran ceasefire. Israel and Lebanon signed an agreement on Friday, supported by the US, aimed at securing long-term peace between the two countries. Hezbollah’s chief Qassem rejected the deal a day later, calling it “humiliating, shameful and a surrender of sovereignty”. He instead called for the full implementation of Washington’s deal with Tehran, which includes an end to the fighting in Lebanon. Hezbollah has repeatedly called for a full Israeli withdrawal from southern Lebanon, but the Washington deal does not appear to provide for that. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has insisted Israeli troops will remain in the so-called security zone they occupy in southern Lebanon, with civilians prevented from returning until Hezbollah is disarmed. The Israeli premier called the deal historic on Saturday and “a blow to Iran and Hezbollah”. But Netanyahu’s far-right security minister Itamar Ben Gvir denounced it as “a big mistake” and insisted that only Israeli forces were capable of disarming Hezbollah.

A fragile truce between Iran and the United States appeared increasingly shaky early on June 28 as both sides accused one another of violating an interim agreement meant to halt months of fighting, amid renewed missile, drone, and air strikes across the Gulf region.

Despite a fragile ceasefire, tensions between the United States and Iran remain high, with both sides accusing each other of violating the truce. Tehran says it has carried out a third consecutive day of retaliatory strikes against US military sites in the Middle East, while Washington has warned that any renewed escalation could trigger overwhelming retaliation. President Donald Trump has threatened to "annihilate" Iran if full-scale conflict resumes, and Iranian officials have responded by saying they are prepared to abandon peace negotiations altogether, raising fears that the ceasefire could quickly collapse into a wider war. Charlotte Lam reports.

US-Iran deal under strain as Kuwait and Bahrain condemn Iranian attacks in response to US strikes.

An interim deal between the U.S. and Iran to end the war called for the Strait, which once saw a fifth of the world's oil and natural gas pass through it, to see transits resume

The US also carried out strikes on Iran on Friday after a drone attack on the M/V Ever Lovely ship. US aircraft targeted Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as coastal radar sites, CENTCOM said.

Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatened a 'complete halt' in negotiations with the US to end the war if Washington continued its attacks. Iran said it had earlier targeted US forces in Bahrain and Kuwait overnight Sunday in response to US strikes on 10 Iranian sites. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Iran says it has launched retaliatory attacks at US infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain after the US said it hit multiple targets across Iran.

The US military said on Saturday it struck 10 Iranian military targets at President Donald Trump's direction, extending attacks despite a fragile ceasefire. US Central Command said the strikes hit surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military says it struck 10 targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by second day of attacks

Iran says it has launched retaliatory attacks at US infrastructure in Kuwait and Bahrain.

The president says that the US may become unable "to be reasonable" if the Iranian side does not learn lessons

U.S. President warns of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job."

The US launched fresh strikes on Iran after accusing Tehran of violating a ceasefire for a second consecutive day by attacking a commercial oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. This follows US retaliation for a drone attack on another vessel. Iran has warned of a "practical response" to the US actions, escalating regional tensions despite ongoing diplomatic efforts.

The US military said it struck Iran again, hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.

Strikes come after retaliatory attacks on Friday following a drone strike on cargo ship in strait of Hormuz The US has struck multiple targets in Iran after strikes on Friday that were in response to a drone strike on a cargo ship a day earlier in the strait of Hormuz, US Central Command (Centcom) has confirmed. Centcom said its strikes on Saturday were in “direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping”. The US strikes targeted “Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities”, Centcom said in a statement. Continue reading...

The ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran is being tested after new attacks in the Strait of Hormuz. Mideast expert Paul Salem explains what's happened and whether the deal can still hold.

The Israeli military carried out an air strike Saturday on the Nabatiyeh area of southern Lebanon, a day after the US announced a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon. The news comes as Tehran accused the Washington of a "blatant violation" of the peace deal after the latest American strikes on its southern defence facilities. France 24 International affairs editor Leela Jacinto shares further insights.

As the latest confrontations are aimed at control of the Strait of Hormuz, analysts say the deal is at risk of collapse.

Vance warned 'violence will be met with violence' while the IRGC says future responses to aggression will be 'broader'.

The trading of fire raised questions about efforts to keep the crucial waterway open while Washington and Tehran negotiate a final settlement to a war that began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran

The United States and Iran traded military strikes after Washington on Friday accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardising a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggle to contain the Middle East war. US Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire”. It described the operation as “a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz”. Iranian state television, citing a reporter in Sirik, said an explosion was heard late on Friday at Taherouyeh pier in the southern port city. It quoted an informed military source as saying the blast was caused by a projectile impact in the area. US President Donald Trump had earlier denounced what he described as an Iranian drone strike on the vessel, saying: “Obviously, this is a foolish violation of our ceasefire agreement.” Vice President JD Vance issued a direct warning, posting on X that “violence will be met with violence” if Iran carries out any further attacks. Minutes later, on Saturday morning Iran time, state television reported that the Revolutionary Guards said they targeted US sites in the Gulf region in retaliation for the American strikes. “If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this,” the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram. The exchanges raised fresh questions about efforts to keep the Strait of Hormuz open while Washington and Tehran negotiate a final settlement to a war that began February 28 with US and Israeli strikes on Iran. Iran has warned vessels not to enter or leave the Gulf through the strait without permission, but ships have continued to move, some using a route not authorised by Tehran. Around half of the 42 vessels that made the passage on Thursday used a non-approved southern route along Oman’s coast, according to tracking platform Kpler. The UN maritime agency said an evacuation operation had freed 115 vessels and 2,500 seafarers trapped by the dispute before the attack forced its suspension. Oil prices nevertheless fell sharply, reflecting hopes that traffic through Hormuz — a strategic waterway which normally sees around a fifth of the world’s oil and gas exports — would keep recovering despite the latest flare-up. Lebanon framework Israel and Lebanon hailed an agreement signed with the US to pave a way towards peace on their front in the war, although Hezbollah warned the deal would thwart plans to resolve the broader conflict. At a Washington signing ceremony, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, flanked by Israeli and Lebanese envoys, said the trilateral accord “begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security”. “It’s the beginning of the beginning. There’s a lot of work ahead,” he said. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu welcomed the framework as a victory against Iran, which argues the Lebanon front is inseparable from the wider war and should be resolved as part of US-Iran talks. “Iran has been trying to force us to withdraw from southern Lebanon through pressure but, in effect, Israel, Lebanon, and the United States are telling them: this is none of your business,” Netanyahu said. Netanyahu said the agreement would allow the Lebanese army to return to two “pilot areas” in southern Lebanon, but that Israeli forces would remain in their security zone until Hezbollah is disarmed. Displaced civilians would be prevented from returning. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun welcomed the unpublished framework as a “first step” toward civilians returning home “under the sovereignty of the Lebanese state. But Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut late on Friday to protest the agreement. Hezbollah MP Hassan Fadlallah said the Washington signing sought to undercut the US-Iran ceasefire, which he said envisioned Lebanon being settled through the wider peace process. The Lebanese government, he warned, would be unable to impose the agreement “unless they go, with American support, to civil war”. ,Nuclear safeguards Meanwhile the UN nuclear watchdog’s chief warned that any final US-Iran settlement would need strong safeguards to ensure Tehran does not build a nuclear weapon. Iran’s nuclear programme remains a central sticking point, with Tehran and Washington giving conflicting accounts of whether inspectors will regain access to the Islamic republic’s facilities. “The government of Iran has declared quite clearly that this is not their intention,” International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) chief Rafael Grossi said of developing nuclear weapons. “But of course, intentions are not enough. We have to have a very strong verification system in place … as soon as is practicable.” The interim agreement says Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium — estimated pre-war at 440 kilogrammes, enriched to 60 per cent — should be “downblended” under IAEA supervision.

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