Tankers and cargo vessels are seen in the Gulf of Oman, along shipping routes linking the Strait of Hormuz and the Arabian Sea, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. AP Photo/
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard threatened to ‘completely halt’ negotiations with the US to end the war if Washington continued its attacks, while claiming attacks targetting US forces in Bahrain and Kuwait carried out overnight Sunday. The strikes on Bahrain and Kuwait came after the US military claimed attacks on 10 Iranian sites, citing targeted ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
US military says it struck 10 targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by 2nd day of attacks
The US military said Saturday it had struck 10 targets in Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire.
US Central Command, in a post to social media, said that U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning. It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claims Bahrain and Kuwait attacks and threatens ‘complete halt’ in talks with US
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard on Sunday said it had carried out overnight attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait and threatened a “complete halt” could come to talks with the US if America continues its attacks.
The Guard statement, carried by the state-run IRAN newspaper, represented the sharpest threat yet to talks over the interim deal struck between Iran and the US That created a 60-day window for the two countries to negotiate a permanent end to the war.
Iran condemns US strikes as violation of interim deal
Iran said on Sunday that US airstrikes targeted several monitoring and surveillance facilities on Iran’s southern coast, calling the attacks a violation of an interim deal meant to end the four-month-old war between the two countries.
“These brutal attacks … show that the U.S. does not place the slightest value and credibility on its commitments, and breaking promises is part of its nature,” the Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
Israeli military says it killed several armed militants in southern Syria on Saturday
The Israeli military said its forces killed several armed militants in the security zone in southern Syria on Saturday.
The Israeli military said it would continue to operate in the area to remove any threats to Israeli civilians and its soldiers.
Israeli military says it killed Hezbollah militants and attacked a launcher in the Nabatieh area
Israeli military said on Sunday it killed Hezbollah militants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and struck a rocket launcher in the Nabatieh area of southern Lebanon to remove threats to its soldiers.
The Israeli military said it struck the structure from which the militants operated and dismantled a rocket launcher that posed a threat.
Trump says Iran would ‘no longer exist’ after new exchange of attacks
US President Donald Trump said Saturday 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.
Air raid siren sounded for a second time in Bahrain
Air raid sirens sounded for a second time in Bahrain on Sunday, the Interior Ministry said.
Iran announced earlier that it had launched strikes against the US Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and another base in Kuwait, in retaliation for US strikes on its territory.
“The siren has been sounded… Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the Interior Ministry said on X.
RECAP: US strikes Iran again as Tehran hits Bahrain and Kuwait
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Israel‘s defence minister said on Saturday that Israeli forces had been instructed to prepare for an “extended stay” in Lebanon.
Israeli airstrikes on the southern Lebanese town of Nabatieh al-Fawqa killed at least one person and wounded two more.
A maritime body overseen by the US 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.
