Iran Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain, US Hits Qeshm Island as Gulf War Escalates (Jun 3, 0643 UTC, 0943 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Iran Strikes Kuwait and Bahrain, US Hits Qeshm Island as Gulf War Escalates (Jun 3, 0643 UTC, 0943 Israel) (Morning Edition)

Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain, striking Kuwait’s international airport and wounding several people, while the US conducted self-defense strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island. US and partner forces intercepted multiple projectiles, and the IRGC claimed retaliatory strikes on US bases in Kuwait. Hezbollah carried out 13 attacks on Israeli forces in southern Lebanon, wounding four soldiers, as Israel-Lebanon talks continued in Washington. The IAEA confirmed a drone attack on the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, calling it of “extreme gravity.”

Hezbollah and IDF Trade Fire Despite Nominal Truce as Lebanon-Israel Talks Resume (Jun 2, 1638 UTC, 1938 Israel) (Evening Edition)

Clashes continued in southern Lebanon despite a US-brokered partial ceasefire, with Hezbollah launching rocket and drone attacks and the IDF striking targets in the south. The fourth round of Israel-Lebanon talks began in Washington, while Israel’s defense minister threatened to treat Beirut’s Dahiya suburb like northern Israeli towns. The IDF acknowledged inadvertently damaging a hospital in Tyre. In Gaza, the IDF killed five operatives planning imminent attacks. Iran’s leadership deliberated a US peace deal, and Netanyahu vowed the Iranian regime would fall.

Trump Forces Lebanon Truce, Berates Netanyahu as Hezbollah Attacks Persist (Jun 2, 0636 UTC, 0936 Israel) (Morning Edition)

President Trump forced a ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah after an expletive-laden call with PM Netanyahu, halting planned strikes on Beirut. Hezbollah continued rocket and drone attacks despite the truce, killing an IDF medical officer and wounding seven soldiers. Iran’s parliament speaker warned talks with the US would halt if Israeli attacks on Lebanon continued. The Knesset advanced a bill to dissolve, moving toward early elections.

Netanyahu Orders Beirut Strikes After Hezbollah Attacks, Iran Freezes US Talks (Jun 1, 1659 UTC, 1959 Israel) (Evening Edition)

Prime Minister Netanyahu ordered IDF strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut's southern suburbs after a day of rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel, including a deadly drone strike that killed an IDF soldier near Beaufort Castle. Iran suspended indirect talks with the US, conditioning their resumption on a ceasefire in Lebanon and Gaza, while the US and Iran exchanged military strikes in the Gulf. The IDF withdrew its 146th Division from southern Lebanon after three months of operations, leaving two divisions in place.

US Strikes Iranian Sites, IRGC Retaliates as Hezbollah Drone Kills IDF Soldier (Jun 1, 0642 UTC, 0942 Israel) (Morning Edition)

The US struck Iranian military sites in Qeshm and Goruk, prompting an IRGC retaliatory strike on a US air base. An IDF soldier was killed and three wounded in a Hezbollah drone attack in southern Lebanon. Sirens sounded in Tiberias for the first time since the ceasefire. A car-ramming attack in the West Bank injured two teenagers. President Trump said Iran 'really wants' a deal and claimed an agreement would bar nuclear weapons.