US-Iran News LIVE: US counters Iranian drone attack ‘launched toward Strait of Hormuz’, fires at 2 coastal sites

Key points

• US-Iran News LIVE: A day after US President Donald Trump claimed that "final negotiations" to end the war with Iran are in process, the US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz.
• According to US Central Command, two of Islamic Republic's coastal surveillance radar sites were struck in retaliation of Friday “to defend against further attacks.” US forces alleged that the drone attack posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic.
• What's the update on peace deal?
• The recent attacks raise new concerns over the ceasefire deal but Trump confirmed on Friday that “the situation with Iran seems to be going quite well,” AP reported.
• Amid the tenuous ceasefire, the US and Iran have been engaged in largely indirect negotiations to secure an interim deal to halt the three-month-old war that began on 28 February 2026. Facing mounting domestic political pressure...