Bahrain civil defense and rescue personnel work in a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026. (Credit: Bahrain Police Media/Handout/ Reuters)
The lull was short-lived. Barely 10 days after the agreement was signed on June 17, Washington and Tehran are already locked in an escalation that threatens to unravel the deal.The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it had carried out airstrikes in Iran in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack on a Panama-flagged tanker earlier in the day near the Strait of Hormuz.In response, Tehran claimed drone and missile strikes targeting the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and another in Kuwait, according to authorities in both countries, reopening a front that the cease-fire had frozen.Hostilities had already resumed on Thursday after Washington accused the Islamic Republic of targeting a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz via a route close to Oman’s coast. Donald Trump then said Tehran was violating the commitments made under...
The lull was short-lived. Barely 10 days after the agreement was signed on June 17, Washington and Tehran are already locked in an escalation that threatens to unravel the deal.The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday it had carried out airstrikes in Iran in retaliation for an Iranian drone attack on a Panama-flagged tanker earlier in the day near the Strait of Hormuz.In response, Tehran claimed drone and missile strikes targeting the U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and another in Kuwait, according to authorities in both countries, reopening a front that the cease-fire had frozen.Hostilities had already resumed on Thursday after Washington accused the Islamic Republic of targeting a vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz via a route close to Oman’s coast. Donald Trump then said Tehran was violating the commitments made...
Qomati: Framework agreement with Israel 'stillborn,' doesn't warrant popular protest
