What to know about the Iran war today:
o Iran on Sunday launched drone and missile attacks Sunday targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic, and threatened a "complete halt" could come to negotiations to end the war if Washington continues its attacks.

o U.S. forces struck Iranian targets again on Sunday local time, U.S. Central Command said. The new strikes follow Bahrain's claim that Iranian drones struck the Gulf state Saturday after U.S. retaliatory strikes on Iran and an earlier attack on a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.

o President Trump on Saturday threatened that the U.S. military will "complete the job" if Iran doesn't comply with the ceasefire, though Tehran and Washington appear to remain at odds on even basic points in their memorandum of understanding, including control of the strait and how Iran will spend its unfrozen funds.

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Israel strikes south Lebanon despite framework agreement to end hostilities
Israel renewed its strikes on Lebanon on Sunday, Lebanese state media reported, two days after an agreement was signed by the two countries, which a Hezbollah lawmaker warned would lead to "internal conflict".

The strikes come a day after one person was killed in an Israeli strike on the south, according to Lebanon's health ministry, with the Israeli military saying it targeted Hezbollah members near its self-proclaimed "security zone", which reaches 10 kilometres (6 miles) into Lebanon.

Lebanon's state-run National News Agency reported several strikes on Sunday.

The Israeli army said a soldier "fell in combat" in southern Lebanon.

In a later statement, Israeli military chief Eyal Zamir approved plans for "continued operations in the security zone, in accordance with the ceasefire agreement".

8:10 AM
Iran warns challenge to Hormuz routes will spike Middle East tensions
Iran's top diplomat warned Sunday that any attempt to bypass the Strait of Hormuz routes agreed with the United States would "increase tensions" in the Middle East, as the countries traded attacks and accusations of violating a fragile truce.

"Any attempt to adopt new or separate arrangements compared to what is underway by the Islamic Republic of Iran, will only lead to more complicated situations and delays in the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and will increase the tensions," Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said.

"I urge all parties... to adhere to the memorandum of understanding and not to allow this MoU to deviate from its course."

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Sunday they were taking measures to control traffic in the strait – through which in peacetime around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas exports travel – and that violating vessels would be dealt with more firmly than before.

6:35 AM
Iran's Revolutionary Guard threatens "complete halt" to talks if ceasefire is violated
Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for the attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait, saying it targeted Al Asad Air Base in Kuwait.

"Let the enemy know that violating the ceasefire ... will lead to a complete halt of ongoing processes," the Guard added.

The Guard, which controls Iran's ballistic missile arsenal, answers only to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei and is thought to be wielding even greater influence now in the Islamic Republic.

The U.S. military said that "Iran had a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement" but "elected not to" when its forces attacked the Kiku.

According to ship-tracking websites, the Kiku appeared to be attempting to use a route established near the coast of Oman, serving as an alternative to the route sanctioned by Iran that runs through its own waters, when it was attacked.

10:13 PM
Iran says it carried out strikes against U.S. military sites in Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. attack
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday local time that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a "crushing response."

The Guards "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," they said in a statement.

"Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets... will have a crushing response," the Guards added.

There are no reported U.S. casualties, major impacts or damage to U.S. locations at this time.

7:44 PM / June 27, 2026
Trump threatens U.S. military will "complete the job" if Iran doesn't comply with ceasefire
President Trump confirmed the U.S. airstrikes on Iran Saturday and said that the strikes were carried out for "violating" the ceasefire agreement.

"United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!" Mr. Trump said in a Truth Social post.

The president issued an aggressive threat in the post, saying it was possible Iran "may never learn."

"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," the president said. "If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!"

6:02 PM / June 27, 2026
U.S. conducts more strikes on Iranian targets, CENTCOM says
U.S. forces struck Iranian targets again on Sunday local time, U.S. Central Command said.

CENTCOM said in a statement that after Friday's U.S. strikes in response to the Iranian attack in the Strait of Hormuz, "Iran was given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement but elected not."

"CENTCOM forces launched strikes today in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping," CENTCOM said in the statement. "U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities."

2:42 PM / June 27, 2026
Netanyahu says Israel secured "historic achievement" with security zone to remain inside Lebanon
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel reached "a historic achievement" that allows the country's right to maintain a security zone inside Lebanon, as long as it is required for security.

"This is a major blow to Iran and Hezbollah, Iran, which tried to force us to withdraw from southern Lebanon," Netanyahu said.

The recognition of the security zone by the United States and Lebanon is part of a larger framework of understandings to allow Lebanon and Israel to move forward and achieve a peace agreement, the prime minister said. Hezbollah, which was not part of the negotiations, rejected the deal on Saturday, calling it a "disgrace."

"We will continue to maintain it until Hezbollah and the other terrorist organizations are disarmed, until Lebanon no longer poses a threat to Israel," Netanyahu said.

Hezbollah promised to keep fighting Israeli forces.

12:33 PM / June 27, 2026
Israeli military to stay in southern Lebanon per trilateral agreement, Israel says
Opposing peace deals appear to be causing an issue for the United States and peace in the Middle East.

Israel is insisting the trilateral agreement signed with Lebanon, and negotiated alongside the U.S., allows Israeli forces to remain in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed. The Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah, which was not part of the negotiations, today said it would not abide by those conditions.

"The important principle established in the agreement is that there will be no redeployment by Israel in southern Lebanon, no withdrawal, as long as the terrorist organization Hezbollah is not disarmed throughout Lebanon, and the safety of the residents of the north is guaranteed," Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said in a video statement Saturday evening..

"This is the basic condition to which Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I have pledged and which we are being implemented," he added.

The trilateral agreement signed Friday contradicts the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed with Iran earlier this month, according to both Iran and Hezbollah. The MOU stipulates the war will end "on all fronts, including in Lebanon" and Iran and the U.S. will "ensure the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon." Neither Israel nor Hezbollah was involved in the MOU negotiations.

"The test will be in implementing the agreement, and many more challenges are expected," Katz said in the recording.. "The Prime Minister and I have instructed the IDF to prepare for an extended stay in the security zone, and to deploy accordingly to protect IDF soldiers and remove threats from northern communities."

11:36 AM / June 27, 2026
Iran stats agency says year-on-year inflation hits 88.6%
Inflation in Iran rose sharply in June, driven by the Middle East war, reaching a peak of 88.6% year-on-year, according to official figures released on Saturday.

According to the Statistical Centre of Iran, during the Persian month of Khordad (May 22-June 21), food prices more than doubled year-on-year. Even before the war, Iran was plagued by high inflation.

In comparison, the United States' Personal Consumption Expenditures index — the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation measure — rose at a 4.1% annual rate in May.

9:22 AM / June 27, 2026
Hezbollah rejects latest Lebanon-Israel agreement, calls it "a disgrace"
Hezbollah has rejected the trilateral agreement between the U.S., Israel and Lebanon, calling it a "humiliation" and a "disgrace."

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the deal on Friday after several days of negotiations, though there were no substantial differences from the ceasefire that Israel and Lebanon were already operating under, which also did not involve negotiations with the Iranian-backed, Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group.

"The Framework Agreement in Washington is a humiliation, a disgrace, and a surrender of sovereignty," Hezbollah Secretary-General Sheikh Naim Qassem said in a lengthy statement picking apart the deal. "This agreement is null and void, and the provisions of the Iranian-American Memorandum of Understanding must be implemented.

"We will continue, through all necessary means and international and Arab pressure, to ensure that the Israeli enemy complies with the first article of the Memorandum of Understanding and withdraws from Lebanon."

The first part of the 14-point memorandum of understanding signed between the U.S. and Israel 10 days ago calls for the "immediate and permanent end to military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon" and, according to a senior U.S. official, ensures "the territorial integrity and sovereignty of Lebanon."

Israel has indicated it has no plans to withdraw from southern Lebanon and the trilateral agreement signed Friday seems to contradict the MOU. The trilateral agreement states Israel will exit Lebanese territory only "pending the verified disarmament of non-state armed groups and dismantlement of associated infrastructure," a reference to Hezbollah.

Qassem stated in their rejection of Friday's deal: "We will continue as a Resistance in the field until the occupation is defeated. We did not abandon the battlefield in its most difficult moments, and we will not abandon it now, for this is the path to goodness and salvation."

7:46 AM / June 27, 2026
Gulf allies condemn Iranian strikes on Bahrain
Several countries in the Gulf — all allies of the United States or members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, which condemned Iran's actions earlier this week — have voiced support for Bahrain following Iranian drone strikes.

The United Arab Emirates said it "condemned in the strongest terms the hostile drone attacks by Iran that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain."

Kuwait's foreign ministry said in a statement: "The Ministry affirms that the continuation of these attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are aimed at de-escalation and reducing tensions, constitutes a serious undermining of peace and stability efforts and a threat to the security and stability of the region."

Egypt wrote that it "stands alongside the Kingdom of Bahrain in confronting anything that threatens its security and territorial integrity."

Saudi Arabia and Qatar also later condemned the drone strikes by Iran.

6:19 AM / June 27, 2026
U.S. Navy says sea route near Oman is expanding to allow more Strait of Hormuz traffic
A maritime body overseen by the U.S. Navy said Saturday that a route through the Strait of Hormuz near Oman's shores is expanding to allow for both inbound and outbound traffic.

The announcement by the Joint Maritime Information Center serves as another warning to Iran that the U.S. is pushing to reopen the strait.

Iran has insisted ships must obey its orders and is warning it will start charging fees for transit through the strait, through which a fifth of all oil and natural gas once passed.

The U.S. and Gulf Arab states have rejected Iran's demands. The strait is considered around the world as an international waterway, despite being the territorial waters of Iran and Oman.

6:07 AM / June 27, 2026
Iran targets Bahrain with drone attack: "A flagrant threat"
Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain after overnight airstrikes by the United States.

The attacks across the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the U.S. reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict.

The U.S. had launched its airstrikes in response to an Iranian drone attack on a ship trying to get out of the strait on Thursday, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the uneasy ceasefire in the war.

That Iran targeted Bahrain likely was not coincidental. The kingdom has been one of the strongest critics of Iran and is home to the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet. It just hosted U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio for a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council's foreign ministers, which ended with a call for an end to Iran's attacks and the strait to be completely open.

A statement from Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said a "number of Iranian drones" targeted the country. It called the attack "a flagrant threat to the security of citizens and residents."

Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard earlier on Saturday issued a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency saying it had targeted several locations "of the U.S. terrorist army in the region." It did not name what areas were targeted.

6:01 AM / June 27, 2026
Tanker reports strike by "unidentified projectile" in Strait of Hormuz
The U.K. Maritime Trade Operations, which receives reports of suspicious activity from all vessels in the Gulf region, said a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz reported being struck by an "unidentified projectile."

The ship sustained damage to its bridge, the UKMTO said, but no injuries were reported.

No details about the tanker or the projectile were immediately available. The incident was reported at around 11:30 a.m. local time.

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