Day 121 of the WarSunday, June 28, 2026
Day 121 — U.S. Fighters Strike 10 Iranian Targets Near Hormuz Over the M/T Kiku; Iran Retaliates With Missiles and Drones on the Ali al-Salem Base in Kuwait and the Fifth Fleet HQ in Bahrain; Mokhber Warns Washington 'Trampled' the MoU as Tehran Sends Sharp Back-Channel Messages; Khamenei's Funeral Planned 'in the Air' in Mashhad; Israel Kills Hezbollah Fighters Near Nabatieh
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A Funeral Between the Strikes — Khamenei's Procession Planned in the Air
Iran- Foreign Minister Araghchi travels to Baghdad and tells a joint press conference his trip is to make the necessary arrangements for Ali Khamenei's funeral procession — the regime staging a state mourning even as it trades fire with the U.S.source
- The governor of Razavi Khorasan, Gholamhossein Mozaffari, announces the final leg of Khamenei's funeral procession in Mashhad will be held 'in the air' on a security proposal — an extraordinary measure amid active U.S. strikes.source
Iran Hits Back at U.S. Bases — Ali al-Salem and the Fifth Fleet Targeted
US / Coalition- The IRGC announces that, in response to what it called 'recent U.S. aggressions,' it carried out a joint missile and drone operation targeting the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters at Salman port in Bahrain.source
- Trump, referring to the latest CENTCOM strikes on southern Iran, writes on Truth Social that United States aircraft had 'moments ago' targeted Iran's positions — the two sides trading blows in near real time as the MoU unravels.source
Ten Targets in One Night — U.S. Fighters Pound Iran Over the Kiku
Gulf & Naval- U.S. Central Command announces Navy and Air Force fighter jets struck 10 Iranian military targets at multiple locations in and near the Strait of Hormuz overnight, retaliation for Iran's drone attack on the tanker M/T Kiku.source
- CENTCOM releases footage of the strikes, which it says were carried out in response to Iran's drone attack on the commercial tanker M/T Kiku; Iranian media report several explosions before dawn in Sirik County, Hormozgan Province.source
Back Channels Burning — Tehran Sends 'Sharp Messages' and Threatens the Deal
- Mohammad Mokhber, adviser to Iran's Supreme Leader, warns the U.S.: 'The historical memory of America's rulers is as short as the lifespan of their commitments,' accusing Washington of trampling the latest memorandum of understanding and returning to an aggressive posture.source
- An Iranian source tells Al-Arabi Al-Jadid that Tehran delivered sharp messages to the U.S. through intermediaries over two days, with the effort to build an alternative shipping route bypassing Hormuz and the recent American strikes among the flashpoints.source
Lebanon Still Bleeds — IDF Strikes Kill Hezbollah Fighters Near Nabatieh
Global- The IDF says several Hezbollah operatives armed with RPGs were killed in Israeli airstrikes near Nabatieh in south Lebanon; Egoz Unit commandos identified the fighters near Israeli troops before the air force struck them and the structure they were in.source