Daily brief
The United States says it carried out strikes on Iranian military sites, including radar and drone command centers, over the weekend, in response to an Iranian drone shot down over international waters and recent attacks on American forces in Kuwait. Iran has claimed it retaliated after the US strikes, and Kuwait reported defending against drones and missiles during the same period. The US military, through CENTCOM, confirmed it targeted Iranian drone control and radar sites along the Strait of Hormuz.
The UK Home Office has blocked US political commentators Cenk Uygur and Hasan Piker from entering the country, citing public order concerns over their remarks on Israel, drawing condemnation from free speech activists.
Israel says it will renew strikes on Hezbollah in Beirut after lobbying for US green light.
A US strike on an alleged drug boat kills 3 in the eastern Pacific Ocean in the fourth such attack this week.
Hackers hijacked Instagram accounts by tricking Meta AI support chatbot into granting access.