Vance warns Iran following US strikes that ‘violence will be met with violence’
Vice President JD Vance warned Iran on Friday to follow a ceasefire agreement following U.S. strikes on Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain said Saturday that it was targeted by Iranian drones.
Hezbollah terrorists reject US-brokered Lebanon security deal, refuses 'surrender' to Israel: report
Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem on Saturday panned the U.S.-backed framework for peace and security between Israel and Lebanon, calling the deal a surrender to Israel, according to a report from Reuters.
Qassem issued a statement describing the agreement as “null and void” and criticized provisions tying Israel’s withdrawal in southern Lebanon to the disarmament of Hezbollah, claiming it supports Israel’s military presence and crosses “all red lines,” Reuters reported.
"We did not leave the battlefield in the most difficult circumstances, and we will not leave it,” Qassem reportedly added.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Hezbollah, “Iran’s most dangerous proxy, has repeatedly dragged Lebanon into devastating wars against the will of its government and people, most recently this March” following the launch of Operation Epic Fury.
“It has built a vast military infrastructure inside Lebanon, fired tens of thousands of rockets and drones at Israeli cities, and played a key role in the devastation of Syria,” Rubio said about the terrorist group. “Hezbollah also plots attacks against Americans, supports drug trafficking networks that fuel violence in our hemisphere and inside the United States, and directly threatens American citizens and interests around the world.”
Rubio added that the “governments of Israel and Lebanon made a bold decision to agree to a framework that builds a realistic path out of endless conflict” and that “this agreement establishes a clear and structured process to restore Lebanon’s sovereignty, disarm Hezbollah and dismantle its terrorist infrastructure, and enable Israel to return to its borders once that threat to its citizens is removed.”
Netanyahu touts Lebanon deal as ‘historic breakthrough,’ says Israel will keep security zone
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday hailed the newly signed U.S.-brokered framework with Lebanon as a “historic breakthrough,” saying Israel will maintain its security zone in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah is disarmed.
Speaking after the agreement was finalized, Netanyahu said Israel, Lebanon and the United States had agreed on a pilot program in two areas near the Blue Line in which Hezbollah would be disarmed and territory transferred to the Lebanese Armed Forces.
Netanyahu also thanked President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio for helping broker the agreement, calling it “a major blow to Iran and Hezbollah.”
“We are breaking the Iranian terror axis, but we are also breaking the Iranian diplomatic axis,” Netanyahu said.
He added that Israel would continue holding territory in southern Lebanon “for as long as it is required for our security” until Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations are disarmed.
New Israel-Lebanon deal reportedly adopts ‘trust, but verify’ approach to Hezbollah
A new U.S.-brokered framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon establishes a performance-based approach requiring Beirut to demonstrate it can curb Hezbollah before Israel withdraws further from southern Lebanon, according to an analysis published Saturday by the Jerusalem Post.
Writing for the outlet, Seth J. Frantzman said the agreement places Lebanon under a “trust, but verify” framework, requiring the Lebanese Armed Forces to restore state control and oversee the verified disarmament of non-state armed groups.
The analysis argues the framework represents a shift from previous ceasefire arrangements by tying Israeli redeployments to measurable Lebanese actions against Hezbollah, the Iran-backed terror group.
Frantzman also said the agreement deals a broader blow to Iran’s regional influence by seeking to dismantle Hezbollah’s military infrastructure.
Banks backs Pentagon’s $80B request amid Iran tensions
Sen. Jim Banks, R-Ind., voiced support for the Pentagon’s request for $80 billion in additional funding, arguing the U.S. must replenish munitions stockpiles as tensions with Iran continue.
Speaking on "Fox News Live" Saturday, Banks said President Donald Trump’s approach of pairing diplomacy with military pressure has been effective in dealing with Tehran following recent attacks in the Strait of Hormuz.
“If you don’t keep up your end of the deal, we will continue to bomb you and hold you accountable,” Banks said of Trump’s message to Iran.
Banks also supported the Pentagon’s funding request, saying the U.S. used significant resources responding to conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East and needs to rebuild its weapons inventories.
“The military is asking for it. The Navy, the Army, the Air Force — they’re asking for the $80 billion because we have to replenish our munitions stockpiles,” Banks said.
He added that any long-term agreement with Iran must ensure Tehran cannot obtain a nuclear weapon and must keep the Strait of Hormuz open to commercial shipping.
Israel-Lebanon agreement deals ‘strategic blow to Iranian axis,’ Israel’s defense minister says
Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz said Saturday that the U.S.-backed framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon “deals a strategic blow to the Iranian axis.”
“The important principle established in the agreement is that there will be no Israeli redeployment in southern Lebanon, and no withdrawal, as long as the terror organization Hezbollah is not disarmed throughout all of Lebanon, and the safety of northern residents is guaranteed,” Katz said in a statement. “This is the fundamental condition that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and I pledged to uphold, and we are fulfilling it.”
“The agreement also deals a strategic blow to the Iranian axis. Iran attempted to force an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon through threats and pressure on the US—and failed,” Katz continued.
“Instead, a framework signed by the US, Israel, and Lebanon has been established, mandating the disarmament of Hezbollah throughout Lebanon and making it clear that Lebanon's future will no longer be dictated by Iran and Hezbollah,” he added.
Katz also said, “Should Iran attempt to attack Israel to prevent the implementation of the agreement, we will act against it with great force and demonstrate the existing power gaps between us” and that he and Netanyahu “have instructed the IDF to prepare for a prolonged stay in the security zone, and to ready themselves accordingly to protect IDF soldiers and remove threats to northern communities.”
Fox News’ Yael Rotem-Kuriel contributed to this post.
UAE condemns in ‘strongest terms’ Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain
The United Arab Emirates’ Foreign Ministry said the country Saturday “has condemned in the strongest terms the hostile drone attacks by Iran that targeted the Kingdom of Bahrain.”
The ministry said “these hostile attacks constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of the Kingdom of Bahrain, and a threat to its security and stability.”
“The Ministry expressed the UAE’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain, and its support for all measures aimed at safeguarding its security and stability,” it added.
There have been no immediate reports of damage in Bahrain following the attack.
Gulf Cooperation Council denounces 'Iran’s treacherous attacks' on Bahrain
The Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council on Saturday called Iran’s drone attack on Bahrain “treacherous,” adding that it shows the regime in Tehran is trying to undermine the peace process in the Middle East.
“His Excellency Mr. Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi, Secretary General of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of Iran’s treacherous attacks with a number of drones on the Kingdom of Bahrain,” the GCC said in a statement.
“His Excellency pointed out that the Iranian regime’s continued targeting of civilian facilities and vital infrastructure, in light of international and regional efforts seeking to consolidate security and peace and resolve the crisis, confirms its desire to undermine initiatives aimed at containing the crisis and to obstruct all efforts aimed at achieving security and stability in the region,” the statement added.
Members of the Gulf Cooperation Council – which consists of Bahrain, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates – met with Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Bahrain this week.
Iran accuses US of violating memorandum, despite Tehran targeting ship in Strait of Hormuz
Mohsen Rezaei, a military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader and former commander of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, accused the U.S. of violating the memorandum of understanding despite Tehran launching an attack this week on a ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
“America, by supporting the actions of its proxy forces in the region, has violated the first article of the memorandum of understanding, and by continuing to create tensions in the Strait of Hormuz, has violated the fifth article. The response to the violation of any article of the memorandum of understanding will be swift and decisive,” Rezaei wrote on X on Saturday.
The first point in the U.S.-Iran deal signed last week says in part, “The United States of America and the Islamic Republic of Iran and their allies in the current war by signing this MOU declare the immediate and permanent termination of military operations on all fronts, including in Lebanon.”
The fifth point says “the Islamic Republic of Iran will make arrangements using its best efforts for the safe passage of commercial vessels with no charge for 60 days only from the Persian Gulf to the Sea of Oman and vice versa.”
U.S. Central Command said Friday that it carried out strikes against “Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites" -- but that was in response to Iran striking the M/V Ever Lovely commercial ship with a one-way attack drone on June 25 as it was traveling through the Strait of Hormuz.
Bahrain also said Saturday that it was targeted in an Iranian drone attack. That incident has brought swift condemnation from allies in the Middle East.
Tanker struck in Strait of Hormuz was carrying Qatari oil, headed to UAE: sources
Sources told FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti that the Panama-flagged crude tanker Kiku, that was hit by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, was carrying Qatari oil and was headed to the port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates.
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said earlier Saturday that it has received a report of a tanker being hit with a projectile “within the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The Master of Tanker has reported being struck by an unidentified projectile,” the UKMTO wrote in an advisory. “The vessel sustained damage to their bridge; all crew are reported safe. No environmental damage reported at present.”
The Fujairah Oil Industry Zone “hosts the Middle East’s largest commercial storage capacity for refined oil products,” according to its website.
Authorities in the UAE previously have reported fires in the area in March and May following the interception of drones from Iran.
Iran, in audio warning, threatens to fire at ship trying to cross Strait of Hormuz
Iran was heard threatening a ship owner with missile fire as the vessel recently looked to cross the Strait of Hormuz in exclusive audio obtained by Fox News.
“You are approaching the Strait of Hormuz. You are ordered to leave this area immediately,” a voice was heard saying in a clip sent to FOX Business’ Lauren Simonetti.
“You must alter course right now and go to the north of Larak Island. You are in range of my missile and maybe fire on you. Over,” the message added.
Larak Island is closer to the Iranian shoreline along the key waterway.
Kuwait slams ‘reprehensible Iranian aggression’ against Bahrain
Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday that Iran’s targeting of Bahrain “represents a dangerous undermining of endeavors for peace and stability, and a threat to the security and stability of the region.”
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses the State of Kuwait's condemnation and strong denunciation of the reprehensible Iranian aggression against the territories of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain using a number of drones, in a flagrant violation of its sovereignty, a direct threat to its security and stability, and the safety of its citizens and residents on its lands, and a clear breach of the rules of international law and the United Nations Charter,” Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry wrote on X.
“The Ministry renews the State of Kuwait's firm and supportive stance toward the security and stability of the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain, and its full solidarity with it in all measures it takes to protect its sovereignty, security, and the safety of its territories,” it added.
Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said earlier Saturday it was targeted by a “number of Iranian drones.”
CENTCOM releases video of US striking Iranian targets after Strait of Hormuz attack
U.S. Central Command released a video showing American strikes on Iranian targets after Tehran attacked a commercial ship traveling through the Strait of Hormuz this week.
CENTCOM said “U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations and coastal radar sites” on Friday after “Iran hit M/V Ever Lovely on June 25 with a one-way attack drone.”
“The Singapore-flagged cargo ship was exiting the Strait of Hormuz along the Omani coast at the time of Iran’s attack,” CENTCOM added. “The unwarranted aggression against commercial shipping by Iranian forces clearly violated the ceasefire. Furthermore, Iran’s dangerous behavior undermined freedom of navigation as commerce increasingly flows through the vital international trade corridor.”
CENTCOM also said the U.S. military continues “to provide safe passage coordination and support to commercial vessels transiting the strait” and that it “remains present and vigilant to ensure all aspects of the agreement with Iran are adhered to, obeyed, and in full force and effect.”
Strait of Hormuz threat level raised to ‘substantial’ after attacks on ships: UK maritime agency
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said Saturday that it raised its threat level from moderate to “substantial” in the Strait of Hormuz following "attacks on merchant vessels.”
“Mariners are advised of the existence of mines and should expect naval presence as clearance operations continue,” the UKMTO wrote in an advisory.
The escalation comes after the UKMTO said it received a report of a tanker being hit with a projectile “within the Strait of Hormuz.”
Tanker struck by projectile in the Strait of Hormuz, UK maritime agency says
The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre said Saturday that it has received a report of a tanker being hit with a projectile “within the Strait of Hormuz.”
“The Master of Tanker has reported being struck by an unidentified projectile,” the UKMTO wrote in an advisory. “The vessel sustained damage to their bridge; all crew are reported safe. No environmental damage reported at present.”
“Vessels are advised to transit with caution and report any suspicious activity to UKTMO, authorities are investigating,” it added.
The incident happened after U.S. Central Command announced Friday that American forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage locations as well as radar sites in response to Tehran’s attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz.
CENTCOM said the strikes came after Iran hit the Singapore-flagged cargo ship M/V Ever Lovely with a one-way attack drone on June 25 while the vessel was exiting the Strait along the Omani coast.
Fox News Digital’s Jasmine Baehr contributed to this post.
Bahrain says it was targeted by Iranian drone attack in ‘blatant violation of its sovereignty’
Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said Saturday it was targeted by a “number of Iranian drones” as tensions are escalating around the Strait of Hormuz.
“The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed the Kingdom of Bahrain’s strongest condemnation of the targeting of its territory at dawn today, Saturday, June 27, 2026, by a number of Iranian drones, in a blatant violation of its sovereignty, a flagrant threat to the security of citizens and residents, and a blatant breach of international norms and conventions that prohibit targeting,” Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement.
The reported Iranian drone attack comes about 48 hours after Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Bahrain for a meeting with members of the Gulf Cooperation Council, where they discussed the U.S.-Iran deal and next steps for the Middle East.
“While the Ministry condemns this heinous aggression, it affirms that the Iranian regime’s continued attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are moving towards de-escalation, place the sole responsibility on Tehran for undermining peace efforts, and reveals an approach based on destabilizing security, exporting chaos, and undermining regional stability,” Bahrain’s Foreign Ministry also said Saturday.
Vance warns Iran after US strikes: ‘Violence will be met with violence’
Vice President JD Vance warned Iran on Friday that further attacks would be met with force following U.S. strikes on Iranian targets along the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it,” Vance wrote on X while reposting a CENTCOM statement announcing the strikes.
“If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone,” he added.
“But violence will be met with violence.”
The comments came after U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said American forces struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites as well as coastal radar installations in response to Tehran’s attack on a commercial vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz.
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