U.S. and Iran exchange strikes, as violence escalates between Israel and Hezbollah

Here is the latest breaking news from around the world: and Iran exchange strikes, as violence escalates between Israel and Hezbollah June 28, 20262:01 PM ET By Willem Marx Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi speaks during a news conference with his Iraqi counterpart Fouad Hussein after their meeting at the foreign ministry in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, June 28, 2026. Hadi Mizban/AP Photo/Hadi Mizban/AP hide caption toggle caption Hadi Mizban/AP Photo/Hadi Mizban/AP Iran's Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for launching drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday, according to a statement issued via state-run Iranian media. The attempted strikes came hours after new U.

military action against Iranian targets. The latest exchange has put negotiations toward a lasting ceasefire in grave jeopardy. It was the most significant escalation since Iran and the U.

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signed a memorandum of understanding earlier this month. Under that agreement, both sides gave themselves 60 days to resolve key disputes. Those include shipping arrangements in the Strait of Hormuz, the removal of a U.

blockade on Iranian ports, sanctions relief and the future of Iran's stockpile of highly enriched uranium. Sponsor Message Middle East U. and Iran each announce retaliatory strikes in Iran, Kuwait and Bahrain Kuwait said its air defenses had intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles.

There were no reports of injuries or damage. Bahrain's Interior Ministry said Iranian munitions hit a residential building near the international airport. The ministry released photos of an eight-story building with its top floor destroyed and windows blown out.

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The building was not near the headquarters of the U. The fleet is based in Bahrain and came under sustained attack during the war. Bahrain's Foreign Ministry condemned what it called "a dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act, nor an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression.

" An Israeli flag tops a destroyed building in southern Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, Sunday, June 28, 2026. Ohad Zwigenberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Ohad Zwigenberg/AP Escalating violence between Israel and Hezbollah Meanwhile, increased violence between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon continues to inflame tensions tensions in the region. On Sunday,the armed group Hezbollah killed an Israeli soldier in Deir Siryan village in southern Lebanon on Sunday, according to Israel's military, which said it responded by killing the man responsible.

Hezbollah's leader said Saturday the group would fight on until Israel withdraws from southern Lebanon, according to a statement carried in a pro-Hezbollah local media outlet. Another Lebanese media outlet reported that Iran's parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf called for an urgent meeting of a newly formed conflict control unit involving Iran, the United States and Lebanon.

The development has drawn wide international attention, with diplomatic circles watching closely.