June 27th overnight headlines summary

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27/06/2026
1. On June 26th local time, U.S. President Trump stated that Iran had launched four one-way attack drones at ships passing through the Strait of Hormuz, with one of them hitting the upper deck of a large cargo ship causing damage, but the ship continued to sail. 2. The U.S. Central Command issued a statement saying that U.S. Central Command forces conducted strikes against Iran in response to an attack on a merchant ship passing through the Strait of Hormuz the previous day. 3. The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated that the southern region of Sirik in Iran was attacked by the U.S. military, and the Revolutionary Guards will respond to the U.S. attack "promptly and decisively". However, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps public relations department stated that recent so-called "Revolutionary Guard statements" circulating on social media involving conflict with the United States were forged content. 4. U.S. Secretary of State Pompeo issued a statement saying that the U.S., Lebanon, and Israel signed a tripartite framework agreement that day. 5. Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu delivered a televised speech announcing that representatives from Israel, Lebanon, and the United States signed a significant working framework agreement in Washington, D.C. that day. He emphasized that Israeli troops will maintain a long-term presence in a "security zone" in southern Lebanon until Hezbollah disarms completely and eliminates the security threat to Israel. 6. OpenAI officially released the GPT-5.6 series of models, including the flagship version Sol, the balanced version Terra, and the lightweight version Luna. Unlike previous public releases, OpenAI did not immediately open access to everyone, but instead, at the request of the U.S. government, provided pre-authorization only to a few "trusted partners." 7. Sources familiar with the matter stated that U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick is making progress in alleviating security concerns, which will help lift export controls imposed by the Commerce Department on Anthropic's Fable 5 and Mythos 5 systems. 8. U.S. President Trump threatened to impose a 100% tariff on all goods imported into the U.S. from any country that imposes a digital services tax on U.S. technology companies. This tariff measure will take effect "immediately" and will supersede any existing trade agreements the U.S. has with the relevant countries. 9. Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari stated that widespread signs of inflation prompted him to predict an interest rate hike this year in the forecast announced by the Federal Reserve earlier this month.