The Iran Brief — June 7, 2026

U.S. forces say they shot down Iranian attack drones over the Strait of Hormuz late Saturday, after another round of reported Iranian attacks tied to Kuwait and Bahrain. France 24 reports that the U.S. military said two Iranian drones were threatening shipping traffic. Al Jazeera also reports U.S. forces downed Iranian drones in the Strait. That is the lead today, Sunday, June 7, 2026: a military incident in a waterway already at the center of the U.S.-Iran war, alongside new regional condemnations, nuclear-safeguards disputes, and diplomatic activity involving Pakistan. Read the full written brief and learn about paid multi-country monitoring on Substack: https://threatsandtrends.substack.com/