It followed a hit on a container ship traversing the Strait of Hormuz outside of the route approved by Tehran The US and Iran have exchanged strikes for the first time since agreeing an interim peace deal on June 17, with both sides accusing each other of violating its terms.
The escalation jeopardizes the preliminary peace deal signed between Washington and Tehran in June 17 The US and Iran have continued to exchange strikes for the second day in a row as disagreements over traffic in the Strait of Hormuz risk derailing the peace process.
Kuwait condemns Iranian attack on Bahrain Kuwait’s foreign ministry issued a statement on Saturday condemning Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain, calling it a violation of Bahrain’s sovereignty and international law, and a threat to the security and stability of the region. “The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the State of Kuwait’s condemnation and strong denunciation of the reprehensible Iranian aggression against the territories of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain,” the statement said. Iran announced on Saturday that it would attack US-linked targets in retaliation of US strikes on its coastal surveillance facilities, amid an unstable peace deal.
ABU DHABI, 27th June, 2026 (WAM) -- The United Arab Emirates has condemned in the strongest terms the hostile drone attacks by Iran that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) affirmed that these hostile attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and a threat to its security and stability.
Iran says more ships seek Hormuz transit permits after warning shots fired More ships are seeking permits from Iran to transit the Strait of Hormuz after unauthorised vessels faced warning shots, Iranian state TV reported. The report came after a British maritime security firm said a Panama-flagged tanker had been hit by an “unidentified projectile” while transiting the strait on Saturday. Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had attacked US positions in the Gulf following US strikes on Iran.
Israeli media: Israel’s ‘goal from the start’ was leading Lebanon into civil war An analyst on Israel’s Channel 13 said during a broadcast that Israel was “leading Lebanon to a civil war”, calling it Israel’s “goal from the start”. “It seems we’re leading Lebanon to a civil war. Maybe it’s not so bad for us, let the Lebanese government fight Hezbollah,” the analyst said.
Israeli drone strikes southern Lebanon day after security deal An Israeli drone struck the Nabatieh area in southern Lebanon on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported. The strike came one day after Israel and Lebanon signed a US-mediated security arrangement aimed at de-escalating tensions in the region, after Israel attacked and invaded the country in March.
Iran advisor says US violation of MoU will be met with swift and decisive response Mohsen Rezaei, an advisor to Iran’s supreme leader, said on Saturday that the US has violated the war-ending Memorandum of Understanding by creating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. Rezaei added that the response to any violation from Iran will be “swift and decisive”.
MANAMA, 27th June, 2026 (WAM) -- Bahrain has strongly condemned the Iranian drone attack targeting its territory early on Saturday, denouncing it as a flagrant violation of its sovereignty and a threat to the safety of its citizens and residents.
Tanker hit by unidentified projectile in Strait of Hormuz The UK Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday that it had received a report from a tanker that it had been struck by an unidentified projectile in the Strait of Hormuz. The vessel sustained damage to its bridge, but all crew members were reported safe and no environmental damage had been reported at the time, according to the UKMTO.
Child succumbs to injuries from Israeli attack on Gaza as death toll rises to 73,043 A 10-year old Palestinian child has died from wounds sustained in an Israeli strike on southern Gaza, according to medical sources. The Gaza Health Ministry reported that at least 73,043 Palestinians have been killed and 173,417 injured in Gaza since the start of Israel’s genocide in October 2023. Among them, 1,031 people have been killed since the so-called ceasefire which began in October 2025, while 3,309 others were injured.
Iran says any violation of shipping instructions through strait will be met decisively The head of national security in Iran’s parliament said on Saturday that any violation of Iran’s shipping instructions through the Strait of Hormuz would be met decisively. This comes after Iran condemned US strikes on its coastal surveillance facilities following an alleged drone attack on a commercial vessel in the strait.
In the shadow of Minab: Inside the US testing of 'new missiles' on Iran’s Lamerd Submitted by MEE correspondent on Fri, 06/26/2026 - 12:04 Residents of the southern city recount the day missiles struck a sports hall, killing children during practice The mother of 12-year-old Ilya Khatami (far left) sits with other mourning mothers of victims killed in a US attack on Lamerd, Iran (Julia Kassem/MEE) Off In Lamerd, in Iran ’s southern Fars province, the threat of war gave way to reality when previously untested missiles struck a school, sports grounds and nearby neighbourhoods. The attack came just six hours after the double-tap strikes on the Shajareh Tayyebeh school in Minab on 28 February, over 400km away in Hormozgan province, where 120 children, 24 staff, seven parents, a school bus driver and a pharmacist were killed. Four missiles from a new weapon system, the Lockheed Martin Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), which had never before been seen or deployed, would be field-tested on the town of 30,000 people.
Drone targets Iranian Kurdish opposition camp in Iraq, Reuters reports An explosive drone has targeted a camp belonging to an Iranian Kurdish opposition group in an area north of Iraq’s Erbil, Reuters reported on Saturday, citing security sources. There were no immediate reports of casualties. In March, there were reports in US media that said the White House was exploring options to back Kurdish opposition factions in Iraq as part of efforts to support regime change in Tehran, but Kurdish opposition groups neither confirmed nor denied the possibility of a US-backed ground advance.
Bahrain condemns Iranian drone attacks on its territory Bahrain has condemned what it said were Iranian drone attacks on its territory on Saturday and accused Iran of undermining peace efforts in the region. In a statement from the foreign ministry, it added that Bahrain reserves the full right to defend its sovereignty and security. No casualties have been reported, although the statement said that the incident endangered civilians and was described as a “serious violation” of international law.
Iran accuses US of ‘blatant violation’ of peace deal Iran has denounced the United States for its “blatant violation” of the peace deal to end hostilities in the region on Saturday after a series of American strikes hit the country following an alleged drone attack from Iran on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. “These brutal attacks, which targeted Iranian coastal surveillance facilities, are a blatant violation” of the Memorandum of Understanding and the UN Charter, the Iranian foreign ministry said in a statement. The ministry reaffirmed Iran’s right to self-defence and said its armed forces carried out retaliatory attacks on US targets.
Florida [US], June 27 (ANI): The US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Friday released footage showing US military strikes on Iranian missile and drone storage locations, as well as coastal radar sites, which came in retaliation for Tehran's attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iran strongly condemned recent US airstrikes on southern Iranian coastal areas, describing them as a blatant violation of international law and the memorandum of understanding ending the imposed war.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The United Nations experts on June 26 unequivocally condemned the US military attack against three nuclear facilities in Iran last year.
Lebanon’s state-owned NNA reports Israeli bombing near border Israeli forces overnight bombed a place in the town of Markaba, located about 1. 5km from the Israel-Lebanon border, the state-owned National News Agency (NNA) reported. The report of the bombing comes after the two countries signed a 14-point framework agreement hailed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio as the “first step” in the negotiations.
