Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:47am on 08 Jul 2026,Wednesday International
The United States launched a new wave of airstrikes on more than 80 Iranian military targets after attacks on commercial vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, further shattering the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran. Iran accused the US of violating the peace agreement and vowed a "crushing response," later launching missiles and drones at US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait while claiming to have downed an American drone. The renewed escalation comes amid the funeral ceremonies for Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, intensifying regional tensions and raising fears of wider conflict across the Middle East.
