West Asia war LIVE: U.S. and Iran trade strikes, putting new strain on ceasefire

U.S. forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar positions Friday (June 26, 2026) after Washington accused Tehran of attacking a cargo ship, jolting a fragile ceasefire as diplomats struggled to contain the war in West Asia.

U.S. Central Command said the strikes were a response to “unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces” that “clearly violated the ceasefire.”

It described the operation as “a powerful response to yesterday’s attack on a commercial ship that was transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”

– AFP