U.S. Launches New Strikes on Iran, Firefighters Killed Battling Western Wildfires - 6/29/26

The U.S. launches another round of strikes on Iran. I'm Josh Mercer with your Morning LOOPcast. The U.S. military carried out a second wave of strikes on Iranian missile, drone, and radar sites this weekend after Iran attacked a cargo ship in the Strait of Hormuz and launched drones towards U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain. President Donald Trump warned that if Iran violates the ceasefire again, the U.S. will militarily complete the job and the Islamic Republic. Will no longer exist. Three firefighters were killed and two others were injured after they were trapped by fast-moving flames while battling wildfires near the Colorado-Utah border.

Officials say dangerous fire conditions fueled by extreme heat, high winds, and dry conditions continue to spread wildfires across the West. The saint of the day today is Saints Peter and Paul, two apostles of the early church in Rome. Though they died on different days, St. Augustine wrote in the 4th century that those two were one, and the church honored them together. On June 29, since ancient times. Go to zeal.co for the rest of today's loop, and while you're at it, subscribe to get the loop in your inbox every morning. Again, that's zeal.co.