US-Iran War Live News Updates: Iran Striking Sites Used By US To Attack 'Civilian Shipping', Says FM Araghchi
Kuwait said it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack heavily damaged the country's airport and caused injuries
Kuwait said it had suspended commercial flights after an Iranian drone attack heavily damaged the country's airport and caused injuries, hours after Iran and the United States traded missile strikes in the region.
The strikes came as semiofficial Iranian news agencies said the country had stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel. US President Donald Trump disputed that claim and said talks were continuing.
Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said that “a number of hostile drones” had targeted Kuwait International Airport's passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring “a number of individuals.”
The airport reopened on June 1 after closing in February due to the Iran war. State media reported that Kuwait Airways was suspending its operations until further notice.
Late Tuesday, the US military said it had launched strikes on an Iranian military facility in retaliation for Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain. It said Iran had fired two missiles at Kuwait that fell apart en route, while US and Bahraini forces intercepted missiles aimed at Bahrain. Bahrain's Defence Ministry said its military had intercepted and destroyed three missiles and a number of drones fired by Iran at the Gulf island country. US Central Command also said it had “downed multiple drones” targeting American forces in Kuwait.
Iran's paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the US Navy's 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said it launched its attack in response to the US firing a missile into the engine room of an oil tanker that was trying to reach Iran despite the US blockade.
“We had previously warned that in case of aggression, the response would be different and more severe, and we acted accordingly,” the Guard said in its statement.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Striking Sites Used By US To Attack 'Civilian Shipping', Says FM Araghchi
Iran's Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi stated that Iran is conducting "self defence" strikes on US sites. He alleged that the US was using these sites to attack civillain ships and violate the ceasefire.
"Any hostile act will be met with an immediate, decisive response. What sanctions and war failed to achieve won't be won with more war," Araghchi said in his 'X' post.
Our Armed Forces are conducting self-defense strikes on sites the U.S. is permitted to use to attack civilian shipping and violate the ceasefire.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 3, 2026
Any hostile act will be met with an immediate, decisive response. What sanctions and war failed to achieve won't be won with more war pic.twitter.com/CwjULJ6PeI
Iran War Live Updates: Rubio Says Iran Responding To Hormuz Transits With Regional Attacks
US's Secretary Of State Marco Rubio said that Iran is responding to US forces protecting commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz with regional attacks, according to Bloomberg.
Iran War Live Updates: Rubio Says US Forces Protecting Commercial Ships Transiting Hormuz
US's Secretary Of State Marco Rubio, stated that US forces are protecting commercial ships transiting through the Strait of Hormuz, as per Bloomberg.
Iran War Live Updates: Netanyahu Says Israel 'Knocked Out' About 20 Iranian Scientists
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the country "knocked out" about 20 Iran nuclear scientists. He added that Iran has not yet agreed to get out nuclear material.
Iran War Live Updates: Israel Ready To Resume 'Full Scale' Escalation Says Netanyahu, Puts Decision In Trump's Ballcourt
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated that the country is ready to resume full scale escalation on Lebanon. He added that the "decision is on Trump", as per Bloomberg.
Iran War Live Updates: Netanyahu Says Regime Change Won't Happen At 'Moment Of Our Choosing'
Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu stated the country has to "help Iranian people bring down" Iran's existing governmental leadership.
"Regime change won't happen at moment of our choosing," he said.
IDF Intercepts Two Missiles From Lebanon
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it intercepted two launches from Lebanon that were headed toward Israeli territory.
Naval Blockade To End?
US President Donald Trump said the naval blockade imposed on Iran could potentially be lifted by Labor Day if ongoing negotiations with Tehran continue to progress.
Trump Hints At Possible Meeting With Iranian Diplomats, Leaders
"We're working on a deal with Iran," Trump said, adding that he believes the discussions are moving in a positive direction. He also said the US stock market is performing well amid the ongoing geopolitical developments.
Trump further stated that he could potentially meet Iranian leaders depending on the outcome of the negotiations, although he noted that he had never previously considered holding such a meeting.
Trump Claims Iran Agreed To No Nuclear Weapons
US President Donald Trump said Iran has agreed that it will not possess a nuclear weapon, indicating progress in ongoing negotiations between Washington and Tehran.
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Resumes Flight
Kuwait International Airport has resumed Kuwait Airways flights from Terminal 4 after suspending them following Iran’s drone and missile strikes. According to the official Kuna news agency, the move came after technical teams and authorities assessed the damages and took necessary measures to ensure operational safety.
Iran War Live Updates: IndiGo Issues Advisory Regarding Kuwait Situation
IndiGo was among the first carriers to respond. In a travel advisory posted to its official X account, the airline announced: "In view of the ongoing airspace closure in Kuwait, our flight operations to and from Kuwait have been suspended until 1200 hrs on 4 June 2026."
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Suspends Commercial Flights
Kuwait suspended commercial flights after Iranian drones heavily damaged the country's airport and killed one person — the latest salvo in a series of back-and-forth attacks by Tehran and Washington that have tested a fragile ceasefire.
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Airport Under Attack
Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said that “a number of hostile drones” had targeted Kuwait International Airport's passenger building, severely damaging the building and injuring “a number of individuals.”
The airport reopened on June 1 after closing in February due to the Iran war. State media reported that Kuwait Airways was suspending its operations until further notice.
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— الدكتور منصور المالك 🇸🇦 Mansour Almalik (@MSAlmalik) June 3, 2026
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Iran War Live Updates: Did Iran Hit The US 5th Fleet HQ?
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed Tuesday it had struck the US Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a US air base in the region with missiles and drones. US Central Command called that claim false.
Iran War Live Updates: Explosions Light Up Kuwait Sky
Dramatic footage emerging from Kuwait and Bahrain on the night of June 2 captured the moment Iranian ballistic missiles and drones were intercepted mid-air, lighting up the night sky in massive fireballs as Iran launched a broad missile offensive against US military bases across the Gulf.
Iran War Live Updates: UN Chief Proposes Troops For Blue Line
The secretary-general said UN military monitoring of the U.N.-drawn boundary between Israel and Lebanon, known as the Blue Line, was "paramount.”
Under all options, he said, “a uniformed United Nations presence working to facilitate de-escalation, dialogue, liaison and coordination, and support for the Lebanese Armed Forces would be necessary.” The U.N. military would complement the strengthened UN special coordinator for Lebanon, who would continue to lead efforts to implement the 2006 resolution.
Guterres proposed three options for the UN military force, ranging from 5,525 to 1,980 personnel, including some unarmed military observers. He said the largest force would be able "to most credibly observe developments along the length of the Blue Line.”
Iran War Live Updates: US Military Fires Hellfire Missile At Tanker Heading Toward Iran
The US military fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of a Botswana-flagged oil tanker in the Arabian Gulf on Tuesday, disabling the vessel after its crew repeatedly ignored a 24-hour series of warnings to halt its transit towards Iran. The US military enforced its ongoing maritime blockade against Iran, disabling a commercial tanker in international waters after a 24-hour standoff.
Iran War Live Updates: UN Chief Proposes Options To Help End Israel-Hezbollah Conflict
The United Nations chief has proposed three options to help end the decades-old conflict between Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah militants and Israel when the 8,100-member UN peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon ends on December 31.
All of the options presented to the UN Security Council by Secretary-General Antonio Guterres would continue U.N. military monitoring of the boundary between Israel and Lebanon, support Lebanese forces in deploying throughout the country and strengthen political efforts to end the fighting, which has persisted despite a nominal ceasefire.
UN peacekeepers have played a significant role in monitoring the security situation in southern Lebanon, a Hezbollah stronghold, for decades. Six of the peacekeepers have been killed in recent months.
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Rejects Reports Of Breakdown In US-Iran Peace Deal Talks
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected media reports claiming that diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran have collapsed, insisting that communication between the two countries continues despite rising tensions in the Middle East.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran's Prices Climb
Iran's Central Bank said the consumer price index, which measures a basket of goods and services, reached 77.2% in May compared with the year before. The rate is 8.5% higher than in April, the bank added. Inflation in daily and general needs — like medicine, taxi fares, tobacco and communication fees — rose 113.8% from the year before.
A private economic think tank in Iran, the Bamdad Institute of Economic Studies, described the current figures as “an unprecedented rate since World War II.” Iran's Central Bank did not acknowledge the significance of the figures.
Iran War Live Updates: Inflation Takes Economic Toll On Iran
Meanwhile, year-on-year inflation in Iran reached a level in May unseen since World War II, underlining the economic pain average Iranians are facing. While the US is eager to ease the Islamic Republic's grip on the strait — through which a fifth of all traded oil and natural gas passed in peacetime — Iran faces economic challenges as its oil-backed economy remains under a US naval blockade.
Iran War Live Updates: Rubio Optimistic On Iran Talks
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not address the reported cutoff in communications as he testified at a congressional hearing in Washington. Instead, he sounded an optimistic note about the nuclear dimension of the negotiations, while cautioning that there's no guarantee of reaching “a deal that's acceptable.”
Iran War Live Updates: Trump Says Talks Going On Continuously
US President Donald Trump called reports of a cessation in talks “false and erroneous.”
“The conversations between us have been going on continuously, including four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago and today,” Trump said in a social media post. "Where they lead, one never knows, but as I told Iran, It's time, one way or another, for you to make a Deal."
Iran War Live Updates: Brent Crude Nears $97 As Stalled US-Iran Talks Revive Supply Concerns
Oil prices extended gains for a third straight session on Wednesday as hopes of a near-term peace agreement between the US and Iran faded, while renewed fighting in the Middle East added to concerns over global crude supplies.
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Activates Warning Sirens
Kuwait activated warning sirens and deployed its air defence systems after Iran claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks targeting US military bases in the Gulf nation, amid escalating tensions between Tehran and Washington.
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Demands Lebanon Ceasefire First
A regional official involved in the mediation, speaking on condition of anonymity to discuss the talks, told The Associated Press that Iran had not communicated at all on Tuesday after saying that a ceasefire needed to be enforced in Lebanon for negotiations to continue.
Iran War Live Updates: Drones Fired After Iran Stops Communication With US
Iran had fired missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, but failed to hit their targets, the US said. The two fired at Kuwait fell apart en route, while US and Bahrain forces intercepted the missiles aimed at Bahrain.
The activity happened after Iran stopped communicating with mediators about extending a ceasefire in the war with the US and Israel, according to reports Tuesday from two semiofficial Iranian news agencies. President Donald Trump disputed the claim and said talks were continuing.
Iran War Live Updates: Explosions Heard In Bahrain After America Strikes Qeshm Island
Iran launched a wave of ballistic missiles and drones at US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday, after American forces struck an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran War Live Updates: Kuwait Intercepts Missiles
The Kuwait Army said that Kuwaiti air defenses confronted hostile missile and drone attacks. The General Staff of the Army said that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks.
تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة معادية.
— KUWAIT ARMY - الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) June 2, 2026
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يرجى من الجميع التقيد بتعليمات الأمن والسلامة الصادرة عن الجهات المختصة.… pic.twitter.com/us5KIAGcih
Iran War Live Updates: US Intercepts Iran Missiles
US forces successfully defeated multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes on Qeshm Island in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East, June 2.
Moments earlier, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters. American forces also conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island.
No US personnel were harmed.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 2, 2026
Iran War Live Updates: Iran Strikes US Bases In Kuwait
Iran launched strikes on US military bases in Kuwait, according to Iran’s state-run broadcaster IRIB. IRIB claimed the attacks were retaliation for what it described as American “hostile actions” in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and Qeshm Island.
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