NPR News: 06-28-2026 3AM EDT

Dale Willman· Host0:01

Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Willman. President Trump says the U.S. military conducted additional strikes against multiple targets in Iran Saturday for violating the ceasefire agreement. NPR's Shondelise Duster has more.

Speaker 20:13

U.S. Central Command says its forces launched strikes against several Iranian military assets on Saturday. Those assets included Iranian air defense sites, communication systems, and drone storage facilities. Centcom says the strikes were a direct response to an Iranian drone attack on an oil tanker transiting near the Strait of Hormuz. Bahrain has also accused Iran of targeting it with drones. President Trump said in a social media post on Saturday that the U.S. may be forced to militarily complete the job, and if that happens, quote, "Iran will no longer exist." Late Friday, U.S. military forces targeted several Iranian military sites in response to an Iranian drone attack Thursday on a cargo ship navigating the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom says commercial vessels are continuing to travel through the Strait of Hormuz. Shondelise Duster, NPR News.

Dale Willman· Host1:03

Iran responded to those strikes by launching drone and missile strikes on U.S. military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait. A building has been damaged, but no injuries have been reported. In Venezuela, the death toll from two earthquakes this week has risen to more than fourteen hundred, and more than sixty-eight thousand other people are still missing. NPR's Eder Peralta has more from Venezuela.

Eder Peralta1:24

What we're seeing here is sheer devastation. Right now, I'm in front of a building, and I can count