President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes targeting military, government and infrastructure sites.
Delegations from the United States and Iran meet last weekend at the Bürgenstock resort in Switzerland, where they entered negotiations aimed at a war-ending deal based on a memorandum of understanding signed last week by both countries.
Lebanon-Israel framework agreement expected to be signed Friday: Source
A framework agreement between Israel and Lebanon is expected to be signed Friday night in Washington, an Israeli source familiar with the matter told ABC News.
Representatives of Israel and Lebanon made significant progress on the fourth day of talks on Friday, according to two sources familiar with the developments. Both sides agreed to a ceasefire framework in early June, according to the sources.
-ABC News' Jordana Miller and Shannon Kingston
Jun 26, 2026, 12:24 PM EDT
Trump says Iran shot at least 4 drones at ships in Strait of Hormuz
President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran shot "at least four" one-way attack drones at ships crossing through the Strait of Hormuz.
One of the drones damaged a cargo ship while the U.S. shot down three others, Trump said on social media, calling the actions a "foolish violation" of the ceasefire agreement.
The president did not say when the four drones were shot -- though he appears to be addressing the vessel struck by Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday.
-ABC News' Isabella Murray
Jun 26, 2026, 10:46 AM EDT
Iran sets up communication line with US over strait: Iranian state TV
Iran’s state-run Press TV reports that a direct communication line has been established between Iran and the United States in the Strait of Hormuz on Friday.The direct channel is apparently intended to help prevent incidents that could escalate into military confrontation, according to the Iranian state TV.
Vessels at the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, June 22, 2026.
Reuters
Iranian state media is also reporting that three foreign oil tankers were turned back in the Strait of Hormuz after encountering warnings from the Iranian Navy on Friday.
The tankers were reportedly attempting to "illegally" transit the Strait of Hormuz and use the Southern Corridor. The tankers then changed course to the Persian Gulf, according to Iranian state TV.
The U.S. has not immediately commented about these claims.
-ABC News' Jamie Dorrington and Desiree Adib
Jun 25, 2026, 8:27 PM EDT
Trump maintains Strait of Hormuz is open after Iranian drone strike
After an Iranian drone struck a vessel in the Strait of Hormuz earlier Thursday, President Donald Trump is continuing to insist that the critical waterway is open.
"They want to make a deal with us very badly, and we probably will," Trump said, referring to Iran during remarks in the Rose Garden on Thursday evening. "I think we will, but the strait is open."
"We knocked the hell out of them, and now we're negotiating from a position of pure strength, pure strength. They know that, and the strait's already open, and we're setting records," Trump said.
President Donald Trump speaks during a Rose Garden Club dinner with U.S. farmers, in the Rose Garden at the White House, Thursday, June 25, 2026, in Washington.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo
"Yesterday, they took out 19 million barrels of oil. That's the most in the history of the strait, and the oil prices are dropping like a rock," he claimed.
Earlier, ABC News had reached out to the White House for comment on the Iran strike and for clarification on whether the strait remains open in light of such an attack.
"We are aware of these reports and looking into them. President Trump has been clear that Iran cannot subvert the free flow of traffic in the Strait," a U.S. official said.
