Iran targets US military targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, in response to US airstrikes US says it attacked Iran in response to drone attack on tanker in Strait of Hormuz Trump warns US may need to 'militarily complete the job' Hezbollah rejects Israel-Lebanon agreement as surrender Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war.Soon after US President Donald Trump warned the US might "militarily complete the job" in which case "the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist", Iran launched missiles and drones on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain, early on Sunday, continuing a series of escalating attacks.The Kuwaiti army said its air defences were responding to "hostile" missile and drone attacks, while sirens sounded in Bahrain, according to its interior ministry.Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its navy and air forces had launched joint missile and drone operations targeting US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to recent US strikes against Iran.A US official, confirming the attacks on the facilities, said the situation was still unfolding but there were no reported US casualties or major damage to US sites in the Middle East at this time.The IRGC said in a statement that US strikes had violated the ceasefire and "will result in the complete halt of all diplomatic processes", according to state-run Press TV.The statement warned that US bases in the region "will experience hell in the coming days."US strikes follow drone attack on tankerThe US military said it struck sites in Iran hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, in the worst escalation since the two sides signed an interim peace deal two weeks ago.Iranian state broadcaster IRIB said that explosions were heard in Sirik in southern Iran, without providing further details.US Central Command said its strikes were "in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping" and targeted Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defence, drone storage and mine-laying facilities.On Saturday, an Iranian drone hit a Panama-flagged tanker, damaging its bridge. That followed another attack on a cargo ship on Thursday, which triggered the latest escalation.Iranian state TV said the IRGC had fired "warning shots" towards unspecified vessels trying to pass through unapproved channels.This aerial photograph shows boats anchored off Oman’s northern Musandam Peninsula near the Strait of Hormuz on June 27, 2026.AFP/SuppliedIran and US continue to play blame gameEach of the warring sides has accused the other of violating the agreement reached two weeks ago to end the four-month-old conflict.The 14-point interim agreement was meant to halt the fighting, which the U.S. and Israel started on February 28, and reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping while talks began on more deep-seated issues, such as Iran's nuclear programme.Iran has made a fresh bid to assert control over the strait - the world's most important energy shipping route - which had begun to reopen after months of disruption.One round of mediated talks was held in Switzerland a week ago. Washington then waived sanctions on Tehran, but the fighting and recriminations have since resumed and intensified.Bahrain said Iran's latest attacks violated the two sides' memorandum of understanding (MOU).US Vice President JD Vance said the Americans had adhered to the deal and blamed Iran for any return to conflict."Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honoured it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone. But violence will be met with violence," Vance said on X.US Vice President JD Vance.Andrew Harnik / Getty Images via AFPIran points to Lebanon ceasefire breachesIran has accused the United States of not upholding the interim agreement, in particular by not sustaining a promised ceasefire in Lebanon, which US ally Israel invaded in March in pursuit of the Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah.Israel and Lebanon have repeatedly agreed to US-brokered ceasefires, but these have had only limited the overall impact, with Israel insisting it will not withdraw from territory it has seized and Hezbollah repeatedly rejecting calls to give up its arms as long as Israeli troops remain in place.Lebanese state television reported an Israeli drone strike on Saturday in the Nabatiyeh area in the country's south, which has experienced Israeli strikes throughout the conflict.The Israeli military said it had targeted a person who posed a threat to its forces. Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the day-old Israel-Lebanon agreement as a surrender, and said it was "null and void".With hundreds of thousands of Lebanese, mainly Shi'ite Muslims, still unable to return to homes in Israeli-occupied areas, anger over the agreement has spread beyond Hezbollah to the wider Shi'ite community.Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz praised the agreement, saying it allows Israel to maintain its occupation of a so-called security zone in Lebanon and bars the return of displaced residents.- Reuters
Iran attacks after Trump warns it 'will no longer exist' if US escalates
Iran and the US continued their attacks in the Gulf as each accused the other of violating an interim deal signed less than two weeks ago to end their four-month-old war.
Iran attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain Sunday, violating a ceasefire signed two weeks ago after recent US airstrikes. Strait of Hormuz is critical for energy shipping; escalation risks price spikes and requires IT leaders to assess cloud resilience and cost impacts.












