President Donald Trump said early Sunday that U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar systems for violating the ceasefire. He warned that if the U.S. abandons 'reasonableness,' the Islamic Republic 'will no longer exist.' Separately, U.S. and Bahraini forces intercepted nine Iranian drones overnight over Bahrain, according to a U.S. official cited by Fox News.
President Donald Trump confirmed early Sunday that U.S. aircraft struck Iranian missile and drone depots and coastal radar sites for violating the ceasefire, adding that nine Iranian drones were intercepted over Bahrain by U.S. and Bahraini forces overnight. Trump warned that if the U.S. abandons 'reasonableness,' the Islamic Republic of Iran 'will no longer exist.'
This latest confirmation builds on a sequence of reports overnight. At 00:29 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported explosions near Sirik, southern Iran, the third such incident in weeks, attributed to Israeli security analyst Yair Goldblatt. By the same timestamp, the desk reported that U.S. fighter jets had struck Iranian military infrastructure including surveillance, communications, air defense, drone storage, and mine-laying capabilities in response to Iran's earlier attack on an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. Additional strikes were reported on Qeshm Island and the port cities of Bandar Lengeh and Bandar Kong. At 01:18 Jerusalem, Trump confirmed the first wave of strikes against missile and drone depots; at 02:33 Jerusalem, he warned that the U.S. may be 'forced to militarily complete the job.' The current dispatch adds the interception of nine Iranian drones over Bahrain and the explicit threat that the Islamic Republic might not survive further escalation.
As The Zioneer reported on Friday, June 26, Trump said Iran struck a merchant ship in the Strait of Hormuz with at least four explosive drones, with one hitting a vessel and three intercepted by U.S. forces — which he described as a ceasefire violation. The current strikes are framed as a response to that violation. Earlier background context, as reported by The Zioneer on June 10–11, includes weeks of escalating U.S.-Iran military exchanges, including Trump's approval of strikes after pressure from defense officials and a second consecutive night of U.S. strikes on Iran.
What remains open: The IRGC Navy issued a new warning in the southern Strait of Hormuz, stating it confronted vessels on 'illegal and unsafe routes' and that operational details regarding actions against American forces would be released in the coming hours. The full extent of damage from the latest strikes has not been independently confirmed.
12 developments
- DevelopingAfter strikes on Iran, Trump threatens: 'A moment may come when we cannot show restraint — Iran will cease to exist'
- DevelopingSirens sound in Bahrain as US and Iran escalate
- StrongTrump to Iran: If you violate the deal, I'll do what I have to do
- DevelopingTrump: Iran 'foolishly' violated ceasefire with drone strike on ships in Strait of Hormuz
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