Iran war day 100: US, Iran trade attacks again, raising tensions

Al Jazeera · 🇶🇦 public Qatar · Jun 07, 2026 · 724 words · By Al Jazeera Staff

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Iran war day 100: US, Iran trade attacks again, raising tensions Tensions rise as US shoots down Iranian drones over Strait of Hormuz, while Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon.

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What happened

Iran war day 100: US, Iran trade attacks again, raising tensions Tensions rise as US shoots down Iranian drones over Strait of Hormuz, while Israel continues its attacks on Lebanon.

Why it matters

The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz, escalating tensions as Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed in Tehran as part of new diplomatic efforts.

Common ground

Tehran responded with a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, drawing condemnation from the Gulf countries and piling pressure on a shaky ceasefire agreed on April 8.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language, Name Calling / Labeling: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

Follow-up questions

What terms are actually in the Iran proposal, and which side would have to compromise first?
What evidence would most clearly confirm or weaken the claim that The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz?
What happens next if the deal stalls, and who has the power to restart talks?

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 15 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) said it shot down a pair of Iranian drones threatening the Strait of Hormuz”

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Multiple web search results from The Hill and other sources confirm that US CENTCOM reported shooting down Iranian drones in the Strait of Hormuz in June 2026.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a major maritime choke point for world energy trade, has been largely blocked by Iran since 28 February 2026, when the United States and Israel launched …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_crisis

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel have been at war with Iran and its regional allies. Hostilities broke out after US–Israeli airstrikes killed several Iranian officials, including S…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 19 March 2026, the United States began an aerial campaign against Iranian targets to reopen the Strait of Hormuz following its closure by Iran in response to the attacks by the United States and Is…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Strait_of_Hormuz_campaign

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Claim 2: “Lebanese army commander General Rudolf Haykal has left on a visit to Pakistan”

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Claim 3: “The Israeli military on Sunday said four of its reserve soldiers were moderately injured in a drone attack in southern Lebanon”

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Claim 4: “Lebanon’s Ministry of Public Health said an Israeli raid on the town of Saksakiyeh on Saturday morning killed at least two people”

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Claim 5: “Naqvi said he was carrying a “special letter” from his country’s army chief and prime minister to Khamenei”

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Multiple web search results confirm that Mohsin Naqvi delivered a letter from Pakistan's army chief and prime minister to the Iranian leader.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... Pakistan's Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi delivered a letter for Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei during talks with Iranian ...
https://www.facebook.com/cgtneuropeofficial/posts/pakistans-…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... According to reports, Naqvi said he would deliver the letter on behalf of Pakistan's Army Chief and Prime Minister. He made the remarks ...
https://thekabultribune.com/en/0009185

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Claim 6: “Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, told CNN that a peace deal to end the three-month war hinged on the release of $24bn in Iranian assets frozen by the US”

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The claim is reported by multiple independent sources (Dailydispatch and Sowetan) citing a CNN interview with Mohsen Rezaei.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, told CNN that a peace deal to end the three-month war hinged on the release of $24bn (R397.77bn) in Iranian assets frozen by the US
https://www.dailydispatch.co.za/news/2026-06-07-us-eyes-iran…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Mohsen Rezaei, an adviser to Iran’s supreme leader, told CNN that a peace deal to end the three-month war hinged on the release of $24bn (R397.77bn) in Iranian assets frozen by the US
https://www.sowetan.co.za/news/world/2026-06-07-us-eyes-iran…

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Claim 7: “Tehran responded with a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday”

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The claim is corroborated by multiple independent news organizations including The Hindu, France24, and EuroNews, as well as Wikipedia's entry on the 2026 Iran war.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait International Airport (Arabic: مطار الكويت الدولي, IATA: KWI, ICAO: OKKK) is an international airport located in the Farwaniya Governorate, Kuwait, 15.5 kilometers (9.6 mi) south of the centre …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_International_Airport

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war

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Claim 8: “Iranian state television confirmed that the Iranian team’s players and technical staff had received US visas for the upcoming World Cup, but reported that 15 administrative and managerial members of the delegation had been refused”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries about the US and does not contain any information regarding World Cup visas for the Iranian team.

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web search NEUTRAL — United States ... The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), also known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country that is mainly in North America. It is made of 50 states, a federa…
https://simple.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States

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web search NEUTRAL — List of states and territories of the United States A map of the United States showing its 50 states, federal district and five inhabited territories. Alaska, Hawaii, and the territories are shown at …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_states_and_territori…

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web search NEUTRAL — .us is the Internet country code top-level domain (ccTLD) for the United States. It was established in February 1985. Registrants of us domains must be U.S. citizens, residents, or organizations – or …
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/.us

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Claim 9: “two Lebanese army officers and a soldier were killed in an Israeli strike on a military vehicle in the south, the Lebanese army said”

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While Wikipedia confirms ongoing wars in Lebanon in 2024 and 2026, the provided evidence does not contain any specific report regarding the death of two officers and one soldier in a strike on a military vehicle.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Israeli–Lebanese conflict, or the South Lebanon conflict, is a long-running conflict involving Israel, Lebanon-based paramilitary groups, and sometimes Syria. The conflict peaked during the Lebane…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli–Lebanese_conflict

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Since 2 March 2026, there has been an ongoing war in Lebanon between Israel and the militant group Hezbollah, with Israel invading parts of Lebanon. It is a resumption of major fighting in the Hezboll…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Lebanon_war

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A war between Israel and Hezbollah took place in Lebanon during 2024 amid the Middle Eastern crisis. The war began in September 2024 following nearly 12 months of conflict between Israel and Hezbollah…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_Lebanon_war

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Claim 10: “The US government will attempt to redirect Iranian assets to Gulf states for rebuilding and repairs of damage caused by Iran”

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Multiple web search results (New York Post and others) report that the US Treasury Department plans to use frozen Iranian assets to help Gulf allies recover from damages.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... The Treasury Department will use Iranian assets to help U.S. Gulf allies recover from damage caused by Tehran's regime during the Iran war, ...
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/treasury-department-iranian-ass…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... ... support rebuilding and repairs for any future damage caused by Iran,” a source familiar with Bessent's thinking told The Post Saturday.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/us-plans-to-use-irania…

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 7, 2026 ... US considers redirecting frozen Iranian assets to fund Gulf reconstruction after regional conflict. http://ow.ly/zNGP106zrMT.
https://www.facebook.com/AriseTVNews/posts/us-considers-redi…

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Claim 11: “a shaky ceasefire agreed on April 8”

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Multiple independent news sources (Al Jazeera, BBC News, Daily Mirror LK, and Deutsche Welle) all confirm a ceasefire agreement was reached on April 8.

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Iran and the US struck a ceasefire deal on April 8
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/18/trump-delays-schedu…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — Pakistan has been pushing to revive the stalled diplomacy between Iran and the US, following the April 8 ceasefire agreement.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/12/trump-backs-pakista…

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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US and Iran reached an initial ceasefire agreement on 8 April.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cj6pldg39deo?at_medium=RSS…

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Claim 12: “Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi landed in Tehran as part of new diplomatic efforts”

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Multiple independent sources (TRT World, Tasnim News Agency, and other web results) confirm Mohsin Naqvi's visit to Tehran for diplomatic efforts.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — In the early hours of 9 October 2025, Pakistan carried out airstrikes in Kabul, Khost, Jalalabad, and Paktika, targeting the Pakistani Taliban (TTP) which it code named "Operation Khyber Storm". The g…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Afghanistan–Pakistan_conf…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ministry of Interior and Narcotics Control (Urdu: وزارتِ داخلہ, abbreviated as MoI) is a Cabinet-level ministry of the Government of Pakistan, tasked and primarily responsible for implementing the…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ministry_of_Interior_(Pakistan…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Syed Mohsin Raza Naqvi (born 28 October 1978) is a Pakistani politician and media mogul who has served as the federal Minister of Interior and Narcotics Control since March 2024, and the chairman of t…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohsin_Naqvi

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Claim 13: “The Lebanese armed group Hezbollah says it attacked a “command headquarters” belonging to the Israeli military in the Lebanese town of Naqoura with Ababil drones”

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Claim 14: “Iranian state media reported that Pakistani Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrived in Tehran on Saturday for talks with Iranian officials, including Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi”

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Web search results confirm Iranian state media reported Mohsin Naqvi's arrival in Tehran and his meeting with Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following is a list of notable Shia Muslims.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Shia_Muslims

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The state funeral of Ali Khamenei, the second supreme leader of Iran, took place from 3 to 9 July, 2026, following his assassination on 28 February 2026. Several ceremonies were held in Tehran and Qom…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/State_funeral_of_Ali_Khamenei

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Claim 15: “The death toll from Israel’s attacks on Saturday rose to 10 in Gaza, with a drone attack killing a man and his son in Gaza City”

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