The US military said it shot down Iranian ballistic missiles and drones near the Strait of Hormuz while striking back at Iran's coastal surveillance sites, as tensions across the Gulf deepen.

Iran said it fired “warning missiles” at two US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, forcing the vessels to leave the area.

A top military adviser to Iran’s supreme leader said Thursday that missiles were ready to be launched after Israeli threats to target Beirut’s southern suburbs, reaffirming support for Hezbollah. In an interview with Iranian state television,

The strikes have created growing anxiety among Israeli ground forces operating in southern Lebanon and have complicated Israel's efforts to establish a buffer zone along the border.

Israel wants Iran to stop enrichment, dismantle underground nuclear sites, restrict missiles and cut ties to Hamas and Hezbollah, experts say.

On May 28, Israel conducted its first strike in weeks targeting Beirut. The Israelis have yet to confirm it, but reporting indicates that the intended target was Ali al Hussaini, a commander in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps-Qods Forces’ Imam Hossein Division.

The Lebanese militant group’s attacks have caught Israelis off guard, forcing its political and military leaders to scramble for solutions.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) struck a residential building in Choueifat, a suburb south of Beirut, on Thursday, May 28, in an operation targeting the commander of a Hezbollah-linked missile unit,

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