Live: US, Iran ‘backing down from attacks for now’

Monday, 29 June 2026

Tehran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic.

What you need to know

The US and Iran have indicated they’re backing down from confrontation after a series of attacks.
Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait in response to US airstrikes that hit the Islamic Republic.
US president Donald Trump threatened Iran that it would no longer exist if Iran didn’t halt missile strikes.
The head of the UN's nuclear agency signalled on that Iranian nuclear enrichment sites would be visited by his inspectors, but an Iranian diplomat quickly rejected this.

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