AFP29 Jun, 2026 06:54 AM4 mins to readIran launched attacks on US sites in the Gulf in response to American strikes on the country, state media said on June 27, after Washington accused Tehran of attacking one of its cargo ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Photo / AFPWashington and Tehran have agreed to halt attacks after new tit-for-tat strikes strained their interim deal, with the sides planning to renew talks aimed at ending the Middle East war, a United States official says.

The exchanges have underscored the fragility of a Pakistan-brokered agreement to end the conflict that