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Iran war

Week of Jun 22–28, 2026

11 entries, newest first. Days are in U.S. Mountain Time.

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Sunday, June 28, 20261 entry

  1. 9:15 PM in New York

    U.S. officials say both sides will stand down and meet in Doha; Iran denies any meeting

    ReportedDiplomacy & politicsDoha, Qatar

    A U.S. official told Reuters that Washington and Tehran had agreed to halt hostilities, with vessels free to move and technical talks to continue in Doha, and Trump later posted that 'Iran has requested a meeting' there. Iran's foreign ministry said no meetings with the U.S. were planned at any level, and Qatar said U.S. envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff were in Doha but would not meet Iranian officials, adding that $6 billion in frozen Iranian funds had not been transferred.

    Why it matters The strikes stopped, but the dispute over who runs the strait and over the frozen funds was left unresolved.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

Saturday, June 27, 20264 entries

  1. 1:21 AM in Tehran, Jun 28

    U.S. hits 10 Iranian targets in a second night; Iran fires at U.S. forces in Kuwait, Bahrain

    OfficialMilitary & securityStrait of Hormuz coast, Iran

    CENTCOM said Navy and Air Force jets struck 10 Iranian military targets in and near the Strait of Hormuz, including surveillance, communications, air defence, drone storage and minelaying capabilities, in response to the Kiku attack. The IRGC said it fired ballistic missiles and drones at Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait and the Fifth Fleet at Bahrain's Port Salman after U.S. strikes on five coastal sites; a U.S. official said there were no American casualties.

    Why it matters Bahrain said a residential building was damaged, and each side accused the other of breaking the memorandum ten days after it was signed.

    Sources: NPR, Seatrade Maritime, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), Al Jazeera live blog (4), The Guardian

  2. 4:25 PM in Beirut

    Hezbollah's Qassem rejects the Israel-Lebanon framework as 'a surrender of sovereignty'

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsBeirut, Lebanon

    In a televised statement, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called the framework signed in Washington 'humiliating, shameful and a surrender of sovereignty' and 'null and void', rejected linking Israeli withdrawal to Hezbollah's disarmament and said the group would not abandon armed resistance.

    Why it matters Disarmament is the framework's condition for Israeli withdrawal, so the armed group it targets rejecting it left the process with no path on the ground; Israel's defence minister told troops to prepare for an 'extended stay'.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

  3. 12:03 PM in Bahrain

    Bahrain says Iranian drones attacked it after the first U.S. strikes under the deal

    OfficialMilitary & securityManama, Bahrain

    Bahrain's foreign ministry condemned Iranian drone attacks on its territory in the early hours as a 'serious violation' of sovereignty that endangered civilians, and Qatar, the UAE, Kuwait and the GCC condemned them. Iran's foreign ministry said its military had struck targets linked to U.S. forces in response to U.S. strikes on its southern coast.

    Why it matters Iran's answer to U.S. strikes again landed in a Gulf state that hosts U.S. forces, the pattern of the fighting before the deal.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

  4. 12:00 PM in Dubai

    Drone hits laden tanker Kiku near Hormuz a day after U.S. strikes

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    CENTCOM said an Iranian one-way attack drone hit the Panama-flagged tanker Kiku at 4:30 a.m. ET (08:00 GMT) as it transited near the Strait of Hormuz carrying more than 2 million barrels of crude; no crew were hurt and no leak was reported.

    Why it matters CENTCOM said Iran had been 'given a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement' after the first U.S. strikes and chose not to, and it launched a second night of strikes that evening.

    Sources: CNBC, Al Jazeera, Al Jazeera live blog

Friday, June 26, 20262 entries

  1. 12:11 AM in Tehran, Jun 27

    U.S. strikes Iranian missile and drone sites after the Ever Lovely attack

    OfficialMilitary & securityHormozgan Province, Iran

    CENTCOM said U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites because Iran hit the Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25, 'unwarranted aggression' that it said 'clearly violated the ceasefire'. Explosions were reported around Sirik on Iran's Hormuz coast.

    Why it matters The IRGC said the strikes broke U.S. commitments under the memorandum, which it said gave Tehran control over traffic in the strait, and drones struck Bahrain within hours.

    Sources: ABC News, Al Jazeera live blog, The Guardian

  2. 1:45 PM in New York

    Israel and Lebanon sign U.S.-brokered framework tying withdrawal to Hezbollah disarmament

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    After a fifth round of talks at the State Department, Israel and Lebanon signed a framework under which Israel's military would 'progressively redeploy out of the Lebanese territory' once non-state groups such as Hezbollah are disarmed; Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it set 'a clear and structured process to restore Lebanon's sovereignty'. Hezbollah was not a party, and its MP Hassan Fadlallah rejected it.

    Why it matters It set the order Israel had demanded, disarmament before withdrawal, which Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem called 'a surrender of sovereignty' the next day.

    Sources: Associated Press, U.S. Department of State, Associated Press (2), Al Jazeera live blog

Thursday, June 25, 20262 entries

  1. 10:15 PM in Muscat

    Drone hits container ship Ever Lovely off Oman, and the UN pauses Hormuz evacuations

    ConfirmedShipping, energy & marketsOff Khawr Naiwah, Oman

    The Evergreen container ship Ever Lovely was hit on the starboard side of its bridge 3.6 nautical miles off Oman's Khawr Naiwah after passing through Hormuz; its crew was unharmed and it continued. IMO Secretary-General Arsenio Dominguez paused the UN plan to evacuate about 11,000 seafarers stranded in the Gulf, and Trump said the next day that Iran had launched four drones at ships, one of which hit.

    Why it matters It was the first attack on shipping blamed on Iran since the memorandum took effect, and it led to the first U.S. strikes on Iran under the deal.

    Sources: CNN, gCaptain, Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3), The Guardian

  2. 11:41 AM in New York

    Brent falls below its pre-war price as tanker traffic through Hormuz picks up

    ReportedShipping, energy & marketsNew York, United States

    Brent crude fell to a low of $72.24 a barrel, slightly below its level the day before the war began on February 28 and down more than 20% in June, as vessel traffic through the strait doubled in 24 hours to its highest since late February. Prices rose about 2% later in the day after a ship was hit off Oman.

    Why it matters The whole war premium in oil had been erased eight days after the memorandum was signed, which is why the attacks on shipping that week moved prices again.

    Sources: The Guardian, Al Jazeera live blog

Wednesday, June 24, 20261 entry

  1. 11:50 AM in Muscat

    Oman opens an IMO-backed Hormuz transit corridor, and the IRGC warns ships off it

    OfficialShipping, energy & marketsStrait of Hormuz

    Oman's Maritime Security Centre said it was providing a temporary transit corridor through the strait in coordination with the International Maritime Organization, in line with toll-free navigation, as a UN plan to evacuate about 11,000 stranded seafarers began. The IRGC Navy said only Iran-designated routes were authorised and that ships using the new lane would be in danger.

    Why it matters It split the strait's two coastal states: Oman backed the toll-free passage sought by Washington and the Gulf, while Iran insisted traffic run on its routes under its authority.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), The Guardian

Monday, June 22, 20261 entry

  1. 9:35 AM in New York

    Treasury licenses sales of Iranian oil through August 21

    OfficialDiplomacy & politicsWashington, D.C., United States

    The Treasury issued a general licence authorising the production, delivery and sale of Iranian-origin crude oil, petrochemicals and petroleum products through August 21. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Iran had committed to free and open transit of Hormuz and to admit IAEA inspectors, though Iran later said inspections would come only with a final deal.

    Why it matters It was the main economic benefit Iran received under the memorandum; Washington revoked it on July 7 after new attacks on ships.

    Sources: Al Jazeera live blog, Al Jazeera live blog (2), Al Jazeera live blog (3)

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