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Iran Fired Attack Drones Toward Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Official Says

The latest violence between the United States and Iran threatened a cease-fire and risked further stoking tensions in the region.

By Eric Schmitt

In World Cup season, choose your financial trophies carefully

Real Madrid’s president has made it very clear that investing in the club is mainly about having fun and making contacts

US strikes radar installations in Iran

A ceasefire has been in place between the United States and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to put a more permanent end to the conflict have so far been unsuccessful.

Power and glory: World Cup promises a spectacle impossible to ignore

Ten years in the making, the greatest show on earth is set for a six-week sprint through Trump’s America This is the end, of our elaborate plans, the end. Of everything that stands, the end. It seems fitting that football’s latest stopping point on its voyage upriver into the blank parts of the map, a mission so choice that when it’s over you may never want another one, should be a World Cup overseen by a haunted-looking man with a messiah complex, out there operating beyond the pale of accep...

By Barney Ronay

U.S. military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Gulf allies

The exchange of strikes comes as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on Iran to make a deal to end the conflict.

By The Associated Press

US intercepts Iranian attacks as Israel continues to bomb Lebanon

US Central Command said seven ballistic missiles were fired towards Kuwait and Bahrain.

The history behind the U.S. competition with China

Chinese experts discuss Beijing's military modernization, space ambitions and AI strategy as competition with the United States intensifies.

U.S. says its military shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz

The U.S. military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response.

Middle East: Iran says it targeted US bases in Gulf

Kuwait reported intercepting drones while Bahrain sounded air-raid sirens. This came after the United States said it shot down Iranian drones and attacked radar sites. Follow DW for more.

US strikes Iranian radar sites after drone shootdown in Strait of Hormuz

US forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said, in the latest escalation complicating efforts to end the war between the two countries. The US military believed the four Iranian drones were targeting regional maritime traffic, an official said. US Central Command said on social media that the US then struck Iran’s surveillance ‌sites in Goruk and Qeshm Island, which are both on the Strait ...

By Reuters

Middle East live: US military says Iran launched seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

US military officials on Saturday said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward the neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had hit "enemy bases" in the Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

By FRANCE 24

Argentina boss provides update on Lionel Messi’s fitness ahead of World Cup

Messi had given Argentina an injury fright when he suffered a muscle strain playing for Inter Miami

By Ramiro Scandalo

Fans relive 1966 triumph 50 years after World Cup

Three men who saw England's 4-2 World Cup final win over West Germany in 1966 relive the moment.

US-Iran war LIVE: CENTCOM says it shot down Iranian drones launched towards Hormuz, stuck coastal radar sites

US-Iran war LIVE: US Central Command said it hit the radar sites, including an island in the Strait of Hormuz, "to defend against further attacks." It was the latest in a back-and-forth of attacks that have strained the tenuous ceasefire in the war and efforts to reach a deal to extend it.

Missiles, Sirens: Videos Show Kuwait, Bahrain's Response To Iranian Attacks

Visuals showed aerial projectiles being intercepted in the airspace above Kuwait, while sirens blared in Bahrain.

US, Iran exchange strikes in Gulf in latest flare-up

New attacks in the Middle East on Friday threatened to unravel an already fragile US-Iran ceasefire. Weeks of complex talks marked by threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key conduit for global energy flows. A ceasefire in the Middle East war, triggered nearly 100 days ago by US and Israeli strikes that wiped out Iran’s top leadership, has been in place since April 8. But tensions surged again on Friday when the US mi...

By none@none.com (AFP)

US intercepts Iranian ballistic missiles, drones launched towards Kuwait, Bahrain

According to CENTCOM, an initial assessment indicated that six of the missiles were intercepted and a seventh failed before hitting anything.

US says Iranian coastal radar sites struck after drones threaten shipping

The latest exchange of strikes in the Gulf threatens efforts to end the three-month war.

U.S. attacks Iranian coastal sites after Iran launches drones in latest flare-up

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Saturday after shooting down drones launched by Iran toward the Strait of Hormuz.

US strikes Iran radar sites after Iranian drone launch

The United States military has said it attacked radar sites on Iran's southern coast in the latest flare-up to threaten the ceasefire in the Middle East war.

Canada v Ireland: Heimir Hallgrimsson’s team end season with Montreal friendly against World Cup co-hosts

By Daniel McDonnell

France to edge out Spain for World Cup glory, economists say: Reuters poll

US and Iran trade strikes in latest test of already fragile ceasefire

US Central Command said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain.

US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up

The US and Iran have been engaged in largely indirect negotiations to secure an interim deal to halt the three-month-old war

By Reuters

Azerbaijani sailors killed as Ukrainian drones hit cargo ships in Sea of Azov

The cargo ships Natra and Zircon, carrying 25 Azerbaijani nationals, were struck by drones in the Gulf of Taganrog in the Sea of Azov in the early hours of June 5.

IRGC hits US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain in retaliation for drone attacks in latest Gulf flare-up

IRGC says it launched ballistic missiles at American military installations in the region, Tasnim News reports

By Reuters

FIFA to allow disposable water bottles at World Cup games after outcry - The Daily Star

FIFA to allow disposable water bottles at World Cup games after outcry  The Daily Star

2026 World Cup: Scaloni gives update on Messi fitness

Coach Lionel Scaloni provides a crucial Messi fitness update ahead of the 2026 World Cup, detailing his recovery and potential friendly appearances. Read More: https://punchng.com/2026-world-cup-scaloni-gives-update-on-messi-fitness/

By Punch Newspapers

US military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

In a statement posted to X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted six of the missiles Iran launched and the seventh "did not reach its intended target." The post US military says Iran launched 7 missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain appeared first on Vanguard News.

By Henry Oduah

Archaeological evidence points to ancient Parthian naval base near Strait of Hormuz - Tehran Times

Archaeological evidence points to ancient Parthian naval base near Strait of Hormuz  Tehran Times

Iran World Cup players granted visas to enter the US, says White House official

Iran's World Cup soccer players have been granted visas to enter the United States, a White House official told Reuters on Friday, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries.

By David Apinga

World Cup player value tracker: England's Elliot Anderson to smash the £100m barrier as priceless Lamine Yamal takes top spot - Goal.com

World Cup player value tracker: England's Elliot Anderson to smash the £100m barrier as priceless Lamine Yamal takes top spot  Goal.com