Middle East
The warning followed U.S. strikes on 10 Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM acted following Tehran’s attack on a tanker, targeting surveillance, communications, air defenses, drones and minelayer capabilities.
Full text of the agreement signed in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2026.
Protests against the agreement signed in Washington broke out in Beirut, with supporters of the Shi’ite organization blocking a major road.
Bahrain said it had been targeted by Iranian drones.
“What we’re interested in is not their press conferences,” the U.S. secretary of state told reporters in Bahrain. “What we’re interested in is whether or not ships are moving.”
A U.S. official said that Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched a drone at a merchant vessel after Tehran warned against transiting via new routes.
A U.S. State Department official told Reuters that the IDF had already pulled back from part of its buffer zone in south Lebanon.
Washington is said to be looking to move ahead with a $750 million sale of jet engines to Turkey, bypassing congressional review • The U.S. president said Turkey stayed out of the Iran war at his request.
Panelists at JNS Summit say educational reforms, new media voices and opposition to extremism are laying the groundwork for broader Middle East normalization with Israel.
U.S. Central Command stated that the “precision strike” targeting Ali Husayn al-Ulaywi was part of ongoing efforts to eliminate terrorists threatening Americans and U.S. allies.
“We want to hear from our partners. We want to make sure that their views are taken into account,” the U.S. secretary of state told reporters at Al Bateen Executive Airport in Abu Dhabi.
