This live blog follows the latest developments across the Middle East crisis, including regional diplomacy, maritime security, ceasefire negotiations, and economic fallout.
Catch up: Yesterday’s top developments
- Lebanese president tells Trump state will assume responsibility for implementing Israel agreement
- US launches fresh strikes on Iranian military targets, says CENTCOM
- France says ready to help implement Lebanon-Israel deal
- Far-right Israeli minister Ben Gvir says Lebanon deal a 'big mistake'
- Hezbollah rejects deal with Israel, which expects 'extended stay' in Lebanon
Kuwait says engaging 'hostile missile and drone attacks'
Published: June 28, 2026 | 00:28 GMT | by AFP
Kuwait came under attack from "hostile" missiles and drones, the country's army said on Sunday, while in Bahrain air-raid sirens sounded following fresh US strikes against Iran.
"Kuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks. Everyone is urged to adhere to the safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities," the army wrote on X.
In Bahrain, which hosts a major US naval base, air raid sirens went off the interior ministry said, calling on residents to "remain calm and head to the nearest safe place".
Trump warns Iran 'will no longer exist' if US decides to escalate
Published: June 28, 2026 | 00:21 GMT | by AFP
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that Iran would "no longer exist" if the United States is "forced" to resume the war, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire.
"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.
US launches fresh strikes on Iranian military targets, says CENTCOM
Published: June 27, 2026 | 21:00 GMT | by Web Desk
The United States said its military carried out additional strikes against multiple Iranian military targets on Saturday after accusing Tehran of attacking another commercial oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz.
According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the latest strikes were ordered after an Iranian one-way attack drone struck the Panama-flagged tanker M/T Kiku early Saturday as it transited the strategic waterway carrying more than two million barrels of crude oil. Washington said Iran had been allowed to honor a ceasefire following earlier US strikes, but instead launched the latest attack.
CENTCOM said US military aircraft targeted Iranian military surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities in response to what it described as continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping.
The U.S. military said commercial vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz continued and that its forces remained "vigilant, lethal, and ready." Iran had not immediately commented on the U.S. claims or the reported strikes.
For earlier developments, read our June 27 live blog here.
