{"id":212571,"date":"2026-06-03T22:03:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/whats-happening-on-day-96-of-iran-war-as-us-iran-engage-in-new-attacks-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T22:03:56","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T22:03:56","slug":"whats-happening-on-day-96-of-iran-war-as-us-iran-engage-in-new-attacks-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/whats-happening-on-day-96-of-iran-war-as-us-iran-engage-in-new-attacks-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s happening on day 96 of Iran war as US, Iran engage in new attacks &#8211; Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Rubio says the US will lift sanctions on Iran only if it gives up enriched uranium, rejecting a Strait of Hormuz-linked deal.<\/em><br \/>Save<br \/>Share<br \/>As the US-Israel war on Iran <a href=\"\/news\/liveblog\/2026\/6\/3\/iran-war-live-us-strikes-irans-qeshm-says-tehran-attacks-kuwait-bahrain?update=4621777\">entered its 96th day<\/a>, the conflict widened across the Gulf region, with both sides reporting new military actions.<br \/>The United States military said on Wednesday it carried out \u201cself-defence\u201d strikes on Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island, while Iranian media reported explosions in the area.<br \/>The escalation spilled into neighbouring countries, with Kuwait saying its air defence systems had intercepted incoming drones and missiles, and Bahrain activating warning sirens. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) also said it had intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones, while Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had targeted US military assets in the region in response to US strikes.<br \/>The latest developments came amid continued uncertainty over diplomatic efforts to end the war.<br \/>Here is what we know:<\/p>\n<p><script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Follow Al Jazeera English:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.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?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rubio says the US will lift sanctions on Iran only if it gives up enriched uranium, rejecting a Strait of Hormuz-linked deal.SaveShareAs the US-Israel war on Iran entered its 96th day, the conflict widened across the Gulf region, with both sides reporting new military actions.The United States military said on Wednesday it carried out \u201cself-defence\u201d [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":212572,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-212571","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-us","8":"entry"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212571","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212571"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212571\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/212572"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212571"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212571"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212571"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}