NPR News: 06-28-2026 10AM EDT

Windsor Johnston· Host0:00

Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Windsor Johnston. Iran has launched drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American airstrikes on the Islamic Republic. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports the attacks come as the US and Iran threaten to stop negotiations to end the ongoing war.

Ruth Sherlock0:21

Despite the memorandum of understanding to end the fighting, the US and Iran are trading increasing fire. The US military central command said it struck military targets inside Iran after Iran attacked a foreign ship carrying oil to Qatar in the Strait of Hormuz. The flashpoint is disagreement over who will control the strait. Iran's paramilitary revolutionary guard claimed responsibility for drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, which both host US military bases. It warned if US strikes continue of, quote, "A complete halt to ongoing negotiations." President Trump took to Truth Social with his own threats to attack militarily with full force. "If that happens," he wrote, "the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist." Ruth Sherlock, NPR News, Beirut.

Windsor Johnston· Host1:08

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