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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said that they had attacked U.S. sites in the Gulf region in retaliation to American strikes in Iran

Updated - June 27, 2026 08:45 am IST

Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others watch, seated from left, Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter, counselor Dan Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, sign a framework agreement, described as a first step toward peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, at the State Department on June 26, 2026, in Washington.

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The United States and Iran traded military strikes after Washington on Friday (June 26, 2026) accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jeopardizing a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggle to contain the war in West Asia.

U.S. Central Command said the American strikes, against Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions, were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire.” It described the operation as “a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. on Friday (June 26, 2026) to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step towards peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The agreement does not include Hezbollah and prompted one of the group’s officials in Lebanon to warn of civil war. The U.S. State Department said the framework establishes a process for dismantling Hezbollah and for Lebanon to regain territory that was taken by Israeli forces as they battled the militant group.

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June 27, 2026 08:43

Trilateral framework pact by Lebanon, Israel and U.S.

Lebanon, Israel and the United States on Friday (June 26, 2026) signed a trilateral framework agreement aimed at paving the way for a peace deal between the two long-time West Asia adversaries.

The agreement — which includes a pilot effort in which Lebanese soldiers take control of two areas occupied by Israel, as well as a process aimed at disarming Hezbollah — is the result of five rounds of talks in the U.S. capital.

The deal “begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security,” U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said at the signing ceremony, noting: “It’s the beginning of the beginning. There’s a lot of work ahead.”

- AFP

June 27, 2026 07:24

Hezbollah supporters take to Beirut streets to protest Israel deal: state media

Hezbollah supporters took to the streets of Beirut on late Friday (June 26, 2026) in protest at an agreement announced between Israel and Lebanon hours earlier, state media and an AFP correspondent said.

The state-run National News Agency reported that “Hezbollah supporters rode motorbikes through the streets of Beirut”, including a central area near the parliament and along a road leading to the airport “in protest at the framework agreement announced between Lebanon and Israel”, adding that they blocked at least one road with burning tyres.

An AFP correspondent saw people on motorbikes riding and chanting slogans along one road as well as Lebanese army temporary checkpoints set up along several streets in the capital.

- AFP

June 27, 2026 07:23

Vance says ‘violence will be met with violence’ regarding Iran strikes

U.S. Vice President ‌J.D. Vance said on Friday (June 26, 2026) ⁠that “violence will be met ‌with violence” after ‌the ‌U.S. struck ⁠Iran ⁠in the wake of an attack ‌on a commercial vessel in the ‌Strait of Hormuz.

“If they have ⁠disagreements about how the ‌MOU is being applied, they can pick up ‌the phone,” Mr. Vance said on ⁠X.

- Reuters

June 27, 2026 07:22

Iran Guards say targeted U.S. sites in response to strikes: state TV

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Saturday (June 27, 2026) that they had attacked U.S. sites in the Gulf region in retaliation to American strikes in Iran, according to state television.

The U.S. military had earlier announced that it had struck targets in Iran in response to an attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, which it attributed to Tehran.

“If the aggression is repeated, our response will be broader than this,” the Guards said, according to a post by state TV on Telegram.

- AFP

June 27, 2026 07:20

Israel, Lebanon sign framework agreement with U.S. in ‘first step’ toward peace: Rubio

Secretary of State Marco Rubio joined Israel and Lebanon’s ambassadors to the U.S. on Friday (June 26, 2026) to announce a framework agreement that was described as a first step towards peace following months of conflict between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.

The agreement does not include Hezbollah and prompted one of the group’s officials in Lebanon to warn of civil war. The U.S. State Department said the framework establishes a process for dismantling Hezbollah and for Lebanon to regain territory that was taken by Israeli forces as they battled the militant group.

The U.S. will facilitate a newly created “Military Coordination Group for Lebanon” to implement the framework, the State Department said, while committing $100 million in humanitarian assistance.

- AP

June 27, 2026 07:19

U.S. strikes Iran sites after cargo ship attack

U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions Friday (June 26, 2026) after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jolting a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggled to contain the war in West Asia.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire.”

It described the operation as “a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

- AFP

Published - June 27, 2026 07:15 am IST