SECURITYJun 6 · 15:00 UTCDEFENSE NEWSAhmed Elimam, Jana Choukeir and Phil Stewart, Reuters

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

U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites after intercepting Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz, prompting Iran to retaliate with missile attacks on U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. Iran accused the U.S. of violating a ceasefire, while Kuwait and Bahrain condemned the strikes, and Pakistan's interior minister was reported en route to Tehran to mediate.

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