### [2026-06-6](/feed/2026/06/6/index.md)

##### Middle Eastern crisis
# United States Central Command forces attack surveillance sites on Iran's Qeshm Island after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired at four tankers attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz without coordinating with it. 




### Sources:

1. [Al Jazeera](https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/6/us-intercepts-iranian-attacks-as-israel-continues-to-bomb-lebanon)

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