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Iran live updates: US and Iran agree to stop strikes, US official says

PHOTO: Bahrain civil defence 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.
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Bahrain Police Media via Reuters
Iranian drones strike Bahrain and Kuwait following US strikes
By Kevin Shalvey, Nadine El-Bawab, Meredith Deliso
Last Updated: June 29, 2026, 1:17 AM

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.

Delegations from the United States and Iran meet last weekend at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, where they entered negotiations aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed last week by both countries.

Key Headlines

  • US and Iran agree to stop strikes, allow vessels through Strait of Hormuz: US official
  • IDF striking in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu says
  • IDF says it killed Hezbollah militant who allegedly killed Israeli soldier
  • Iran claims sole responsibility for restoring Strait of Hormuz shipping traffic
  • Bahrain, Kuwait condemn Iranian aerial attacks following US strikes on Iran
Here's how the news is developing.

Jun 29, 2026 1:17 AM

US and Iran agree to stop strikes, allow vessels through Strait of Hormuz: US official

The U.S. and Iran have agreed to stop attacks and allow vessels to move freely through the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told ABC News.

The official said technical talks are slated to continue on all areas of the memorandum of understanding, but did not provide further details on timing.

-ABC News' Rachel Scott


Jun 28, 2026 10:57 PM

Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain failed: US official

All drones and missiles launched by Iran at Kuwait and Bahrain "were shot down, intercepted, or failed to reach their intended targets," a U.S. official told ABC News.

"There were no U.S. injuries or impacts to American locations,” the official said.

They stressed that Iran had failed in its attacks.

-ABC News' Luis Martinez


Jun 28, 2026 9:28 PM

US-Iran talks still planned despite strikes: US official

Despite the escalating attacks and threats, a senior Trump administration official told ABC News the two sides are still talking.

Technical talks with Iran on how to implement the memorandum of understanding are still planned for the coming days, the official said.

The official added that no talks have been canceled, and both sides are still exchanging messages through deconfliction channels.

-ABC News' Selina Wang



Jun 28, 2026 8:51 PM

IDF striking in southern Lebanon, Netanyahu says

In a joint statement, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz said Sunday that the IDF is striking in southern Lebanon.

"As part of Operation Closing Verse, the IDF has now destroyed the underground terror infrastructure of the Hezbollah terrorist organization in the area of the village of Majdal Zun in southern Lebanon," Netanyahu said in the statement, which was also posted to his office's official X account.

"The tunnel, which is over 200 meters long and more than 25 meters deep, contained hundreds of weapons and several launch silos intended to strike the territory of the State of Israel and its citizens. Israel informed the United States and the American representative in Lebanon in advance of the destruction of the infrastructure," the post further said.

"IDF commanders and fighters will remain in the security zone in southern Lebanon and will continue to destroy terrorist infrastructure, remove threats from northern communities, and maintain the security of Israeli citizens," the post concluded.


Jun 28, 2026 9:23 AM

Bahrain, Kuwait condemn Iranian aerial attacks following US strikes on Iran

Kuwait and Bahrain came under attack from "hostile" Iranian missiles and drones early on Sunday, the two countries said following fresh U.S. strikes against Iran.

PHOTO: Smoke rises from a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026.
Bahrain Police Media via Reuters
Smoke rises from a residential building, which according to the Bahraini Interior Ministry, was hit by an Iranian drone, in Muharraq, Bahrain, June 28, 2026.
Bahrain Police Media via Reuters

"Kuwaiti air defenses are currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks," Kuwait’s army wrote on social media. "Everyone is urged to adhere to the safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities."

It provided no further details on the location of the attacks or any damage caused.

The country's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement expressing its "condemnation and strongest denunciation of the repeated heinous Iranian aggressions against the State of Kuwait" and called the attack a "flagrant violation of its sovereignty."

In Bahrain, the Defence Force said its air defence systems had intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting civilians in the kingdom.

PHOTO: Bahrain civil defence 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.
Bahrain Police Media via Reuters
Bahrain civil defence 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.
Bahrain Police Media via Reuters

Air-raid sirens went off twice according to the interior ministry, calling on residents to "remain calm and head to the nearest safe place."

Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry issued a statement later condemning 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 against the sovereignty of the kingdom, and the security of its citizens and residents."

-ABC News’ Ayat Al-Tawy and Rashid Haddou


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