Middle East live: US downs two Iranian drones targeting Hormuz shipping traffic

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Issued on: 07/06/2026 - 08:39

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The US military said late Saturday it downed two Iranian attack drones threatening Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic in the latest clash between the warring forces in the Middle East. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Yesterday's key developments

Iran ⁠fired seven ballistic missiles toward ‌Kuwait and Bahrain hours after US forces ⁠shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were ​launched toward the ‌Strait of Hormuz, the US military said.

Several ⁠Lebanese ​soldiers, including an ​officer, were killed in an ​Israeli ‌strike ⁠targeting ‌their military vehicle on the ⁠Khardali-Nabatieh road in south ​Lebanon, the ‌Lebanese army said. The Israeli army announced the deaths of two soldiers who had been fighting in southern Lebanon.

The UN food agency said millions of people are being pushed into acute hunger by the Iran war, as it warned would happen if the conflict escalated and oil prices remained high.

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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