US Attacks Iran, Ballistic Missile Barrage Hits Kyiv, England Takes Third Place at World Cup

U.S. forces launched significant attacks on Iranian targets during the eighth night of operations, striking radar installations, air defense units, naval assets, and missile and drone storage facilities, according to CENTCOM. Approximately 50,000 U.S. troops remain stationed in the Middle East, prepared for further actions.

Iranian state news agency IRNA, citing local residents, reported explosions in the vicinity of the port city of Bandar Abbas and on Qeshm Island. The IRGC-affiliated Tasnim news agency added that recent U.S. airstrikes had caused damage to "part of the infrastructure" on the island. Mehr News Agency reported U.S. attacks on Sirik, a port situated on the Strait of Hormuz.

In retaliation for the U.S. strikes, the Iranian army announced it had launched drone attacks on two U.S. bases in Kuwait. AFP reported these were "large-scale kamikaze drone attacks on a U.S. Army ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and on a Patriot radar system and an air radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait."

Separately, Russian forces reportedly fired approximately 40 ballistic missiles, including Iskander-M, Zircon, and S-400 types, at Kyiv. This attack, lasting about 40 minutes, is described as the largest in terms of ballistic missiles used against the Ukrainian capital since the full-scale invasion began. The missiles and falling debris caused fires and significant damage to buildings across five districts of Kyiv: Desnianskyi, Dniprovskyi, Shevchenkivskyi, Sviatoshynskyi, and Solomianskyi. The Lukianivska metro station was also damaged and temporarily closed. In nearby Bucha, Russian strikes on logistical targets injured two people, with Ukraine's State Emergency Service reporting one fatality and 15 injuries in Kyiv.