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The U.S. military says it struck 10 targets in Iran as ceasefire is strained by second day of attacks

Published - June 28, 2026 07:36 am IST

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The U.S. military said on Saturday (June 27, 2026) 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.

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In a social media post, Mr. Trump said the U.S. had “struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!” He warned of a point where the U.S. may no longer be able to be reasonable “and will be forced to militarily complete the job.”

“If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!” Mr. Trump wrote on Truth Social.

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (June 28, 2026) that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a “crushing response”.

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June 28, 2026 07:36

Iran Guards say strikes against Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. attack

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday (June 28, 2026) that it carried out strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian territory, warning any further aggression would be met with a “crushing response”.

The Guards “destroyed eight important U.S. military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain,” they said in a statement.

“Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets... will have a crushing response,” the Guards added.

- AFP

June 28, 2026 07:35

Kuwait says engaging ‘hostile missile and drone attacks’

Kuwait came under attack from “hostile” missiles and drones, the country’s army said on Sunday (June 28, 2026), while in Bahrain air-raid sirens sounded following fresh US strikes against Iran.

“Kuwaiti air defences 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 U.S. naval base, air raid sirens went off, the interior ministry said, calling on residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place”.

- AFP

June 28, 2026 07:32

U.S. military says it struck 10 targets in Iran

The U.S. military said on Saturday (June 27, 2026) 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.

U.S. Central Command, in a post to social media, said that U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning (June 27, 2026).

It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

- AP

June 28, 2026 07:30

Trump threatens to annihilate Iran after new exchange of attacks

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday (June 26, 2026) that Iran would “no longer exist” if the United States is “forced” to resume the war, as he accused Tehran of violating a ceasefire.

The threat came after U.S. forces said they struck “multiple” Iranian targets on Saturday (June 26, 2026) in another tit-for-tat response to attacks on shipping in the vital Strait of Hormuz.

“United States aircraft just struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites for violating the Ceasefire Agreement, AGAIN!” Mr. 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!” Mr. Trump wrote.

- AFP

Published - June 28, 2026 07:36 am IST