Iran is rejecting a proposed new transit route through the Strait of Hormuz, calling it “unacceptable and dangerous” unless vessels coordinate directly them.
WASHINGTON — Iran's Revolutionary Guard said early Saturday it targeted U.S. military positions in the region, in response to a fresh U.S. strike against Iran, though it did not provide details. The U.S. did not immediately respond to Iran's claim.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter applaud Friday after signing a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon with State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department in Washington.
Shi'ite mourners hold placards with pictures of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated Hezbollah military leader Imad Mughniyeh, assassinated Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi and Hashem Safieddine, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, on Friday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
People move past buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike during the interim period following the U.S.-Iran deal, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Israel's Ambassador to the U.S. Yechiel Leiter applaud Friday after signing a framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon with State Department Counselor Daniel Holler, and Lebanon's Ambassador to the U.S. Nada Hamadeh, at the State Department in Washington.
Shi'ite mourners hold placards with pictures of Iran's new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, the late leader of the Islamic Revolution, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, late Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah, assassinated Hezbollah military leader Imad Mughniyeh, assassinated Hezbollah leaders Sayyed Abbas al-Musawi and Hashem Safieddine, as they mark Ashura, the holiest day on the Shi'ite Muslim calendar, on Friday in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon.
People move past buildings destroyed by an Israeli airstrike during the interim period following the U.S.-Iran deal, in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon, June 26, 2026. REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra
