Camille Naredo

A view of a damaged residential neighbourhood following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Atta Kenare, AFP/File

A view of a damaged residential neighbourhood following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Iran's Foreign Minister said in an interview published on March 15, that the war pitting his country against the United States and Israel will only end when Tehran can be certain it will not be restarted. On February 28, Israel and the United States launched strikes on Iran, killing its supreme leader Ayatollah and triggering a war that spread across the Middle East. (Photo by Atta KENARE / AFP) /

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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1779809665414AFP__20260315__A3BZ6UD__v1__MidRes__IranUsIsraelWar.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="A view of a damaged residential neighbourhood following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. Atta Kenare, AFP/File"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">A view of a damaged residential neighbourhood following a military strike on the Iranian capital Tehran on March 15, 2026. <em>Atta Kenare, AFP/File</em></span></span></span></div><p>TEHRAN, Iran -- Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire Tuesday and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war.</p><p>The Brent benchmark oil price jumped up by almost three percent after US Central Command announced the new wave of bombings, and China urged both sides to respect the truce and to resolve their dispute peacefully.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/26/us-forces-attacked-missile-sites-in-iran-us-central-command-0824">READ: US attacks missile sites in Iran, despite ceasefire</a></div><p>According to the maritime safety monitor UKMTO, a blast damaged a tanker on the waterline off Oman -- although the crew and vessel were reportedly safe after what was described as an &quot;external explosion&quot;.</p><p>Iranian state media reported overnight blasts in the southern port city of Bandar Abbas, near the Strait of Hormuz, and the country&#x27;s Revolutionary Guards Corps said its forces had downed a US drone entering its airspace and had fired at an F-35 fighter jet.</p><p>&quot;The US terrorist army, continuing its illegal and unjustified actions since the ceasefire ... has, in the past 48 hours, committed a gross violation of the ceasefire in the Hormozgan region,&quot; the Iranian foreign ministry said.</p><p>It added that Tehran &quot;will not leave any evil unanswered and will not hesitate to defend the Iranian nation,&quot; without elaborating.</p><p>In a statement marking the start of the Eid al-Adha holiday, Tehran&#x27;s supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei declared that Washington was losing its influence in the Middle East and warned countries in the region to stop hosting bases from which the US could launch attacks.</p><p>The United States, he said in a written statement, &quot;in addition to no longer having any safe haven in the region for aggression and the establishment of military bases, is moving further and further away from its former position with each passing day&quot;.</p><p>Tim Hawkins, a spokesman for US Central Command, said: &quot;US forces conducted self-defense strikes in southern Iran today to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces.&quot;</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- &#x27;We&#x27;ll see&#x27; -</strong></div><p>He gave few details of the attacks and said only that the targets included missile launch sites and boats trying to &quot;emplace mines.&quot;</p><p>Despite the strikes, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that a deal remained within reach.</p><p>But he remained firm on the Strait of Hormuz, the key oil and gas shipping route which Iran is seeking to control.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/business/2026/5/26/wti-crude-price-falls-over-5-pct-despite-new-us-strikes-on-iran-1040">READ: US benchmark crude price falls over 5 pct despite new US strikes on Iran</a></div><p>&quot;There were some talks going on in Qatar today, so we&#x27;ll see if we can make progress. I think it&#x27;s a lot of talking back and forth going on about specific language in the initial document, so it&#x27;ll take a few days,&quot; Rubio told reporters, during a visit to India.</p><p>He said the strait was &quot;going to be open one way or the other,&quot; adding: &quot;What&#x27;s happening there is unlawful, it&#x27;s illegal, it&#x27;s unsustainable for the world, it&#x27;s unacceptable.&quot;</p><p>Tasnim news agency said Tehran&#x27;s negotiators are seeking the release of frozen assets, with half to be made available once an initial memorandum of understanding is signed.</p><p>This came as a top Iranian delegation was in Qatar and Tehran said it was finalizing a 14-point framework for a deal on ending the war, which began with US-Israeli airstrikes on February 28.</p><p>&quot;Iran&#x27;s frozen assets are to be released during the course of the negotiations, and this amount is estimated at $24 billion in accordance with the 14-point memorandum of understanding,&quot; Tasnim said.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>- Internet restored -</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/QnMAjze2JTo?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div><p>The new US strikes threaten the ceasefire that began on April 8 as the US and Iran struggle to reach an accord.</p><p>China, Washington&#x27;s great power rival and a major energy importer, expressed concern.</p><div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2026/5/26/trump-links-normalizing-ties-with-israel-to-iran-peace-deal-0044">READ: Trump links normalizing ties with Israel to Iran peace deal</a></div><p>&quot;We urge the parties concerned to fulfil their ceasefire commitments, resolve disputes through peaceful means... and promote the early restoration of peace,&quot; foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning told reporters.</p><p>Hopes of an accord took another blow when Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to &quot;crush&quot; Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday.</p><p>Iran has demanded that any peace accord apply to the fighting in Lebanon as well.</p><p>On Tuesday, Israel warned Lebanese civilians to evacuate the southern city of Nabatieh before an AFP correspondent reported fresh strikes there and plumes of smoke rising from various locations.</p><p>In better news for Iranians, internet connectivity saw a &quot;partial restoration&quot; after nearly three months of blackout, monitor NetBlocks said on Tuesday, calling it the &quot;longest nationwide internet shutdown in modern history&quot;.</p><p>Iran&#x27;s vice president later confirmed the &quot;first step&quot; had been taken towards restoring the internet for Iranians, adding that the demands of Iranians &quot;will be fulfilled&quot;.</p><p>&quot;Since a few minutes ago I could open international websites using my home internet provider,&quot; said a 22-year-old woman from the western city of Kermanshah who declined to be named, but she said she still needed VPNs for social media.</p>

<p>Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire Tuesday and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war.</p>

Iran accused the United States of breaching their ceasefire Tuesday and warned it was ready to retaliate after overnight US strikes targeting Iranian missile sites and mine-laying boats threatened a deal to end the war.

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Published May 26, 2026 11:51 PM PHT

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