Escalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreement
Tehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight Middle East crisis live – latest updates A new round of escalating strikes between Iran and the US has continued, further undermining the fragile interim peace agreement between the two countries, and prompting Donald Trump to threaten violence that would ensure Iran “will no longer exist”. On Sunday, Tehran launched drone and missile attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait after new US strikes on
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Boats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam peninsula near the strait of Hormuz. Iran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on Tehran. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesView image in fullscreenBoats anchored off Oman's northern Musandam peninsula near the strait of Hormuz. Iran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on Tehran. Photograph: AFP/Getty ImagesIranEscalating US-Iran strikes threaten interim peace agreementTehran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait amid efforts to open strait of Hormuz without Iran’s direct oversight Middle East crisis live – latest updates Jason Burke International security correspondentSun 28 Jun 2026 09.45 EDTLast modified on Sun 28 Jun 2026 10.22 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleA new round of…
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