The U.S. said it struck Iranian radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk after intercepting four drones, while Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they launches retaliatory strikes on four tankers in the Strait of Hormuz and targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf.
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UN peacekeepers condemn an airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed Lebanese army personnel, calling it a violation of sovereignty and UN Resolution 1701. Lebanese officials say the strike hit a military vehicle in Nabatieh, killing three soldiers, while Israel’s military says it targeted a suspicious vehicle and is reviewing the incident amid a fragile ceasefire.
Syrian state media reports that Israeli forces carried out a second incursion into southern Quneitra in less than 24 hours, entering multiple villages with several military vehicles. Earlier, troops reportedly raided a home in the Abu Madhra area west of Sayda al‑Golan, detained a civilian and took him into Israeli‑held territory.
Later on Saturday, another unit entered the village of Al‑Asha, searched a number of houses and withdrew. These raids are part of what Syrian media say are near‑daily Israeli operations in the south, including incursions, checkpoints and detentions, following Israel’s declaration that the 1974 disengagement agreement no longer applies.
At least seven Palestinians, including two women, were killed and 15 others wounded in an Israeli strike on a tent camp in central Gaza City, medics say. Israel’s military said it targeted “terrorists”.
The attack comes as mediators resume ceasefire talks in Cairo, with Hamas pressing for an end to strikes, more aid access and Israeli troop withdrawals amid a stalled truce.
Lebanon’s army says Commander General Rudolf Haykal has travelled to Pakistan at the invitation of his counterpart, with no further details given, as Islamabad steps up efforts to mediate in the escalating US‑Israel‑Iran tensions affecting Lebanon.
Iran’s foreign ministry says a U.S. strike on radar and coastal surveillance facilities in the Sirik area and Qeshm Island breached the 8 April ceasefire. It adds that repeated violations show Washington has no intention of reducing tensions, warning the U.S. will bear responsibility for any consequences and further escalation.
Kuwait’s army says it intercepted seven Iranian missiles on Saturday, with the attack causing material damage but no reported injuries.
Bahrain's military said it intercepted and destroyed three missiles and several drones launched from Iran, accusing Tehran of targeting civilian sites in the kingdom.
The Bahrain Defence Force said its air defence systems successfully neutralised the threats and remains on high alert.
Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi accused the UN nuclear watchdog of politicising oversight of Tehran's nuclear programme, urging the agency to keep its reports technical and avoid political pressure.
He said reduced monitoring at some facilities was caused by U.S. and Israeli strikes, and claimed the watchdog was using the aftermath of those attacks to create ambiguity about Iran's nuclear activities.
Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi is due to travel to Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials, according to Iran's Mehr news agency.
Iran's World Cup players have received U.S. visas ahead of next week's opening match, a US official said, although Iranian media reported that some federation officials and administrative staff are still waiting for entry permits.
The chief executive of Russian oil company Rosneft, Igor Sechin, warned that any closure of the Strait of Hormuz could have consequences beyond the Gulf, saying that other major shipping routes, including the Straits of Malacca, Bab el-Mandeb and Gibraltar, could also face disruption.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, he added that Rosneft China is better prepared than most countries for any closure of the Strait of Hormuz, citing what he described as a balanced energy security strategy and a realistic assessment of risks.
Sechin also said a closure of the Strait of Hormuz would amount to an attempt to reshape global energy markets in the interests of the United States, adding that the OPEC+ alliance has lost some of its influence following the United Arab Emirates' withdrawal from the group.
Several Lebanese soldiers, including an officer, were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in southern Lebanon on Saturday, the Lebanese army said.
The attack took place on the Khardali-Nabatieh road. The army has largely stayed out of clashes between Israel and Hezbollah and has not taken part in the current conflict.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tehran could have secured an agreement with the United States long ago if Lebanon had been a "bargaining chip", responding to criticism from Lebanese President Joseph Aoun that Iran was using Lebanon as leverage in talks with Washington.
The U.S. military said Iran fired seven ballistic missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain, with six intercepted and a seventh failing to reach its target.
The attack came hours after U.S. forces shot down four Iranian drones and struck radar sites on Qeshm Island and in Goruk, according to CENTCOM.
Kuwaiti air defences intercepted missile and drone attacks, the army's General Staff said, according to state news agency KUNA.
Authorities said explosions heard across the country were caused by air defence interceptions and urged the public to follow official safety instructions.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted U.S. bases in the Gulf with air-launched missiles in response to what they described as U.S. attacks on Sirik and Qeshm islands.
The U.S. military said it struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites after shooting down four Iranian attack drones launched towards the Strait of Hormuz, which it said posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.
The radar sites were reportedly located in Goruk and on Qeshm Island.
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Saudi Arabia said its overnight strikes on Iran-backed group targets in Iraq were carried out in self-defence and warned it would take further military action if the groups launched new attacks against the kingdom.
Yemen warned the Houthis were seeking to replicate Iran's Strait of Hormuz strategy in the Red Sea, as U.S. President Donald Trump said there was a "good chance" of a deal with Tehran but warned strikes could resume if talks failed.
The U.S. military said it completed its latest wave of strikes on Iran, a two-hour operation that hit dozens of targets. Washington described the strikes as a "powerful response" to Iranian missile attacks targeting U.S. forces in the Middle East a day earlier.
A fire involving two gas vessels at Egypt's Damietta port has prompted conflicting reports over whether the incident was caused by a drone strike or an onboard technical fault. Egyptian authorities said there were no casualties.
President Ilham Aliyev arrived in the Kyrgyz Republic on Wednesday for a state visit focused on expanding economic cooperation, transport connectivity and political coordination between the two Turkic nations.
Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan have elevated their bilateral relationship to the level of an alliance after Presidents Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Sadyr Japarov signed a Treaty on Allied Relations during high-level talks in the Kyrgyz resort city of Cholpon-Ata.
Kazakhstan’s main oil export corridor has been disrupted again after drone strikes near Russia’s Black Sea coast forced a temporary suspension of crude loadings, raising fresh concerns over the vulnerability of regional energy infrastructure to the war in Ukraine.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said legislation paving the way for the dissolution of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) will be submitted to parliament within days, marking the latest step in efforts to end the group's decades-long armed campaign against the Turkish state.
Nauru has ended its diplomatic relations with Georgia's occupied regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia, Georgia's Foreign Ministry has confirmed.
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