Updated on: June 26, 2026 / 8:59 PM EDT / CBS News
What to know about the Iran war today:
- The U.S. carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran on Friday after Iranian forces hit a cargo vessel in the Strait of Hormuz a day earlier.
- President Trump on Friday called Iran's attack a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire, as Tehran and Washington appear to remain at odds on even basic points in their memorandum of understanding, including control of the strait and how Iran will spend its unfrozen funds.
- Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the framework of a deal Friday between Lebanon and Israel, but Hezbollah, which has rejected similar past deals, was not part of the negotiations.
8:57 PM
U.S. hit 4 targets in strikes against Iran, U.S. official says
By Eleanor Watson
The U.S. strikes on Iran hit four targets and were carried out by six land-based U.S. aircraft, a U.S. official told CBS News after the strikes concluded.The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and radar sites, U.S. Central Command had said in a statement posted to social media, calling it a "powerful response" to Iran's "dangerous behavior."
6:33 PM / June 26, 2026
"Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone," Vance said on social media, referring to the memorandum of understanding between the two countries. "But violence will be met with violence."
5:52 PM / June 26, 2026
U.S. aircraft hit multiple targets along the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran's Qeshm Island during Friday's retaliatory strikes against Iran, a U.S. official told CBS News after the strikes concluded.
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"Violence will be met with violence," Vance says after U.S. retaliatory strikes
By Alex Sundby
Vice President JD Vance said "violence will be met with violence" after the U.S. carried out retaliatory strikes against Iran on Friday."Iran signed a ceasefire agreement. We have honored it. If they have disagreements about how the MOU is being applied, they can pick up the phone," Vance said on social media, referring to the memorandum of understanding between the two countries. "But violence will be met with violence."
5:52 PM / June 26, 2026
U.S. hits multiple targets in retaliatory strikes against Iran, official says
By Eleanor WatsonU.S. aircraft hit multiple targets along the Strait of Hormuz and on Iran's Qeshm Island during Friday's retaliatory strikes against Iran, a U.S. official told CBS News after the strikes concluded.
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5:39 PM / June 26, 2026
A House Democrat said Friday's retaliatory strikes by the U.S. against Iran showed that the war isn't ending anytime soon.
"I don't think this war is anywhere near over," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, said on CBS News' "The Takeout" Friday.
He also doubted the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran would hold up.
"Iran is difficult to deal with in the first place, and then you have an administration that has showed itself to be incompetent when it comes to foreign affairs and diplomacy, and so that's why you have the breakdown of all these frameworks," Subramanyam said.
House Dem says war isn't "anywhere near over" as U.S. conducts retaliatory strikes
By Alex SundbyA House Democrat said Friday's retaliatory strikes by the U.S. against Iran showed that the war isn't ending anytime soon.
"I don't think this war is anywhere near over," Rep. Suhas Subramanyam, a Democrat from Virginia, said on CBS News' "The Takeout" Friday.
He also doubted the memorandum of understanding between the U.S. and Iran would hold up.
"Iran is difficult to deal with in the first place, and then you have an administration that has showed itself to be incompetent when it comes to foreign affairs and diplomacy, and so that's why you have the breakdown of all these frameworks," Subramanyam said.
5:06 PM / June 26, 2026
A U.S. official told CBS News the retaliatory strikes against Iran are ongoing.
Retaliatory strikes against Iran are ongoing, U.S. official says
By Eleanor WatsonA U.S. official told CBS News the retaliatory strikes against Iran are ongoing.
4:58 PM / June 26, 2026
The U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets on Friday over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries agreed to extend an already rickety ceasefire last week.
The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and radar sites, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted to social media, calling it a "powerful response" to Iran's "dangerous behavior."
Read more here.
U.S. strikes targets in Iran after drone attack on cargo ship
By Joe WalshThe U.S. military says it hit Iranian targets on Friday over Iran's drone attack on a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz, marking the first American strikes on Iran since the two countries agreed to extend an already rickety ceasefire last week.
The strikes targeted Iranian missile and drone storage facilities and radar sites, U.S. Central Command said in a statement posted to social media, calling it a "powerful response" to Iran's "dangerous behavior."
Read more here.
4:15 PM / June 26, 2026
President Trump was asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether Iran would face any consequences for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
"You'll find out," Mr. Trump said.
Asked if the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was still in place, the president said, "I don't like the fact that they took a shot yesterday – actually four, we knocked down three – at a ship, not an allied ship, but a ship, a very expensive ship."
"They shouldn't be doing that," Mr. Trump said.
3:40 PM / June 26, 2026
Describing the U.S. response to a drone strike that President Trump blamed on Iran, the president said one got through unnoticed and struck a ship on Thursday.
"We knocked down three of them. One of them, I guess - we didn't miss it. Nobody saw it coming," Mr. Trump said on Friday.
He made the comment while addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition policy conference in Washington after remarking that Iran still has "some capability, not much."
"You can't do that stuff," he added. Earlier on Friday he called the strike a violation of the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States.
2:19 PM / June 26, 2026
Israel and the government of Lebanon have agreed to the framework of a deal to bring "lasting peace and security" between the neighboring countries, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday.
"Today is a good day in that we are happy to announce the framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and, of course, the government of Israel, with the mediation and support of the United States of America, that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security," Rubio told reporters at the State Department after several days of negotiations between the two sides.
However, the negotiations did not include Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that has been involved in the fighting against Israel in southern Lebanon. A previous deal between Israel and Lebanon was quickly rejected by Hezbollah.
Rubio referred to the deal as "the first step" in the pursuit of a lasting peace.
"The people of Israel deserve to live in peace and security. The people of northern Israel in particular, who have been targeted repeatedly by terrorist attacks launched from the territory of Lebanon, but not by the Lebanese people, not by the Lebanese government, but by an outside actor who has sought to use that territory to target innocent civilians who have been unable to live in these places for a long time," he said, referring to Hezbollah.
Will Iran face consequences for strike on ship? "You'll find out," Trump says.
By Alex SundbyPresident Trump was asked by a reporter in the Oval Office whether Iran would face any consequences for carrying out a drone strike on a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz.
"You'll find out," Mr. Trump said.
Asked if the ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran was still in place, the president said, "I don't like the fact that they took a shot yesterday – actually four, we knocked down three – at a ship, not an allied ship, but a ship, a very expensive ship."
"They shouldn't be doing that," Mr. Trump said.
3:40 PM / June 26, 2026
Trump says "nobody saw" drone that hit cargo ship in Strait of Hormuz
CBS/APDescribing the U.S. response to a drone strike that President Trump blamed on Iran, the president said one got through unnoticed and struck a ship on Thursday.
"We knocked down three of them. One of them, I guess - we didn't miss it. Nobody saw it coming," Mr. Trump said on Friday.
He made the comment while addressing the Faith and Freedom Coalition policy conference in Washington after remarking that Iran still has "some capability, not much."
"You can't do that stuff," he added. Earlier on Friday he called the strike a violation of the ceasefire agreement between Iran and the United States.
2:19 PM / June 26, 2026
Israel, Lebanon agree to framework of deal for "lasting peace and security"
By Mark OsborneIsrael and the government of Lebanon have agreed to the framework of a deal to bring "lasting peace and security" between the neighboring countries, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced Friday.
"Today is a good day in that we are happy to announce the framework agreement between the sovereign government of Lebanon and, of course, the government of Israel, with the mediation and support of the United States of America, that begins to put in place a framework for lasting peace and security," Rubio told reporters at the State Department after several days of negotiations between the two sides.
However, the negotiations did not include Hezbollah, the Iran-backed militia that has been involved in the fighting against Israel in southern Lebanon. A previous deal between Israel and Lebanon was quickly rejected by Hezbollah.
Rubio referred to the deal as "the first step" in the pursuit of a lasting peace.
"The people of Israel deserve to live in peace and security. The people of northern Israel in particular, who have been targeted repeatedly by terrorist attacks launched from the territory of Lebanon, but not by the Lebanese people, not by the Lebanese government, but by an outside actor who has sought to use that territory to target innocent civilians who have been unable to live in these places for a long time," he said, referring to Hezbollah.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio shakes hands with Lebanese Ambassador to the US Nada Hamadeh as Israeli Ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter and State Department Chief of Staff Daniel Holler look on during a signing ceremony in Washington, D.C., on June 26, 2026.Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty ImagesIt was not immediately clear how the trilateral framework agreement was any different than the ceasefire agreement already in place between Lebanon and Israel, which has been repeatedly defied by Hezbollah with daily attacks against an Israeli military it says is occupying sovereign territory.
Israel's prime minister's office released a statement saying it will "maintain its security zone along the Yellow Line in Lebanon until the day when Hezbollah and other terrorist organizations in Lebanon are disarmed and no longer pose a threat to the territory of the State of Israel from Lebanon."
That would seem to directly contradict Hezbollah and Iran's assertion that Israel withdraw from Lebanese territory in order to further negotiate a lasting peace deal with the U.S.
1:44 PM / June 26, 2026
Iran issued a strong condemnation of this week's Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on Friday, singling out the Gulf countries for agreeing with the U.S. position on the war with Iran.
The meeting, which involves the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, was attended this week by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A lengthy statement issued after the meeting condemned Iran's attacks on neighboring countries and affirmed the need for free transit of the Strait of Hormuz.
Though the United States wasn't mentioned by name, the implication was clear.
"There is no doubt that Iran is more committed to the collective security of the region than any other party," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on X. "And if the Gulf Cooperation Council believes that resolving this concern lies in seeking protection from the greatest violator of security, then that in itself constitutes a deviation from the intended goal, a bitter paradox, and a disappointing indicator of failing to learn from the recent bitter experiences."
Iran has regularly fired missiles and drones at several of the members of the GCC during the war.
Like the U.S. and Israel, Iran repeatedly invoked the need for self-defense in its statement.
"Iran's national security and dignity are matters that brook no compromise or condition; just as the inherent right to legitimate self-defense is not open to discussion, the means of this defense cannot be subject to bargaining or concession with any party," Baqaei wrote.
Iran issues harsh condemnation of Gulf countries following Rubio meeting
By Mark OsborneIran issued a strong condemnation of this week's Gulf Cooperation Council meeting on Friday, singling out the Gulf countries for agreeing with the U.S. position on the war with Iran.
The meeting, which involves the countries of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, was attended this week by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. A lengthy statement issued after the meeting condemned Iran's attacks on neighboring countries and affirmed the need for free transit of the Strait of Hormuz.
Though the United States wasn't mentioned by name, the implication was clear.
"There is no doubt that Iran is more committed to the collective security of the region than any other party," Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baqaei said on X. "And if the Gulf Cooperation Council believes that resolving this concern lies in seeking protection from the greatest violator of security, then that in itself constitutes a deviation from the intended goal, a bitter paradox, and a disappointing indicator of failing to learn from the recent bitter experiences."
Iran has regularly fired missiles and drones at several of the members of the GCC during the war.
Like the U.S. and Israel, Iran repeatedly invoked the need for self-defense in its statement.
"Iran's national security and dignity are matters that brook no compromise or condition; just as the inherent right to legitimate self-defense is not open to discussion, the means of this defense cannot be subject to bargaining or concession with any party," Baqaei wrote.
10:46 AM / June 26, 2026
Oil prices fall as fears ease after Iranian attack on vessel in the Strait of Hormuz
CBS/AFP
Oil prices dropped about 4% on Friday as fears appeared to ease after Iran attacked a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz. The cargo ship, which the U.S. military's Central Command said was hit by Iran, resumed its transit through the strait with the crew, vessel and cargo "unharmed," Taiwanese shipping operator Evergreen Marine said Friday.
International benchmark Brent crude oil was trading at about $72 a barrel Friday, not far from the 70$ prices seen before the war began.
"The attack has rattled the fragile confidence of shipowners and crews, though ships continued to transit through the narrow corridor on Friday," said DNB Carnegie analysts.
Wall Street opened lower, with the tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite index falling more than 1%. European stocks were lower, with Frankfurt shedding 1.5% in afternoon deals, following sharp losses across Asian markets.
South Korea's Kospi closed down almost 6%, a rout that sparked a 20-minute trading halt, after a volatile week for chip giant and market heavyweight SK hynix, whose share price shed more than eight percent Friday.
Tokyo, also heavy with tech firms, fell more than 4%, with tech investment giant SoftBank plunging over 12% as The New York Times reported that ChatGPT-maker OpenAI is considering holding off on an initial public share offering.
10:18 AM / June 26, 2026
Iranian attack on Israel would be "its biggest mistake yet," warns Israeli defense minister
By Frank Andrews, Khaled Wassef
Israel's defense minister said Friday that any new Iranian attack on the country would be Tehran's "biggest mistake yet."
"Nothing will stop us," Defense Minister Israel Katz wrote in a post on X, referring to the retaliation Israel would exact for any new attack. "Our forces are prepared to finish the job."
Iran and its powerful proxy group Hezbollah have demanded that Israel withdraw its forces from Lebanon under the ongoing ceasefire, which was extended under the memorandum of understanding signed last week by the U.S. and Iran.
"If you do not withdraw voluntarily today," the commander of Iran's elite Quds Force, the foreign operations branch of its Revolutionary Guard Corps, said Thursday, "tomorrow you will inevitably be forced to flee in humiliation and defeat."
9:52 AM / June 26, 2026
Israel drops leaflets on southern Lebanese town telling residents to evacuate
By Frank Andrews, Khaled Wassef
Israeli drones have dropped leaflets on the southern Lebanese town of Al-Mansouri ordering residents to evacuate the area.
Al-Mansouri is close to the "security zone" that Israeli forces have occupied across southern Lebanon during their operations against Hezbollah.
The leaflets are the first evacuation orders issued by Israel to Lebanese civilians since a ceasefire was agreed to last week by Israel and Hezbollah. The truce has failed to stop the fighting, though it has been less intense over the last week.
Pictures on social media show a leaflet that reads: "Danger zone! Stay away! Any approach to Israeli army forces puts you at risk. Do not approach!"
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