US strikes more targets in Iran as fragile ceasefire comes under renewed strain
Key takeaways
- The US military said on Saturday it struck 10 Iranian military targets at President Donald Trump's direction, extending attacks despite a fragile ceasefire.
- It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
- The ongoing strikes in the Persian Gulf show the danger of the Iran war again spinning out of control, even after Iran and the US reached an interim deal to try and agree on a final accord to end the conflict.
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The US military said on Saturday it struck 10 Iranian military targets at President Donald Trump's direction, extending attacks despite a fragile ceasefire. US Central Command said the strikes hit surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
By: FRANCE 24 A drone footage shows fire and smoke rising, after what the US Central Command said, were strikes on Iran, June 27, 2026 © US Central Command via Reuters The US military said Saturday it had struck 10 targets in Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, continuing a string of attacks that have shaken the war’s uneasy ceasefire.
U.S. Central Command, in a post to social media, said that U.S. military aircraft targeted Iranian military “surveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities, and minelayer capabilities” following an attack on a merchant vessel early on Saturday morning. It later specified the strikes involved 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.