War breaking news. Trump: Iran renounces nuclear weapons. Tehran attacks Kuwait, 1 dead. Beirut, 17 dead in 12 hours

NEW DELHI - The impact of the energy crisis triggered by the closure of the Strait of Hormuz is also increasingly felt in South East Asia. The Vietnamese National Statistics Office has just released trade balance and inflation figures that clearly show how high a price the most dynamic of the region's economies is paying for the war in the Middle East.

The United States is ''waiting for the final go-ahead'' from Iran on the nuclear issue to then finalise the deal to end the war. This was stated by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio during a House hearing. "It would be impossible to sign an agreement that does not deal with highly enriched uranium," Rubio pointed out, adding that a few months ago, Iran "had refused to discuss" its nuclear programme, but now the issue has been "clearly addressed" in the draft documents. Rubio added that 'we have not yet received final approval from them, at least until this morning'.

After three months of war in Iran and the Middle East, the OECD sees a serious and a 'dramatic' scenario for the global economy on the horizon. The variable, of course, is the duration of the conflict. In the first of the two scenarios, outlined in the update of its forecasts, the war ends relatively quickly: in this case, the March forecasts are essentially confirmed, with global growth slowing sharply and below 3% this year. If instead the crisis is prolonged, GDP growth could stop at 2.1% in 2026 and even at 1.8% in 2027.

"It would be half of the average world growth of the last 25 years, a dramatic picture, also in terms of inflation, costs for households and businesses, and policy choices, which would be much more difficult, both on the monetary and fiscal fronts," OECD chief economist Stefano Scarpetta tells Il Sole 24 Ore.

During a visit to the naval base in Haifa, Israel Defence Forces (IDF) Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Eyal Zamir said thatin Lebanon "there is no ceasefire for our forces". "We are working to maximise the freedom of action we have been granted and will take every opportunity to eliminate threats to the citizens of Israel and our forces," he added. The Times of Israel reported this.

The death toll from Israeli operations in Lebanon since 2 March is 3,516 dead and 10,674 injured, the Lebanese Ministry of Health has announced.

Regime change in Iran was not the objective of the mission launched on 28 February by the United States together with Israel. This was said by the Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, speaking to the House Foreign Affairs Committee in the aftermath of a hearing at the same Senate committee.

According to Rubio, the intent of Epic Fury was to degrade a 'conventional shield' of missiles, drones and the Navy, 'behind which they could build their nuclear programme'. "We would like to see a change in Iran...but that was not the goal of our mission, he stated. However, at least at the beginning of the conflict President Donald Trump had explained that regime change was such a goal that he had incited the Iranians to overthrow their government.

If necessary, the US and Israel are ready to resume 'large-scale' military action against Iran. This was stated by the Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, in an interview with the Cnbc after his less than relaxed phone call with US President Donald Trump over the IDF operations in Lebanon. During the interview Netanyahu questioned the real stability of the truce between the US and the Islamic Republic, speaking of a 'tactical game' being played between the parties. He then recalled the words of the US president, Donald Trump, that "if necessary, there will be a large-scale return to military action", stressing that this is Washington's decision. "Israel is ready and US forces are also ready," he pointed out.

Israel has rejected between six and seven proposals for an agreement for an immediate ceasefire with Lebanon. The Lebanese broadcaster Mtv reports this, citing its own sources familiar with the negotiations. The revelation comes as the Israeli and Lebanese delegations are meeting at the State Department in Washington for a new round of talks.

The Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, played down the existence of differences with the US President, Donald Trump, saying that although they sometimes have "tactical differences", "theyagree on the main issues". He said this in an interview with Cnbc.

Among "the main issues", he cited preventing Iran from acquiring nuclear weapons and threatening Israel. "Sometimes, as in the best families, there are tactical disagreements, he said. But "we always find a way to resolve them, and we do it as great friends". "We can disagree in the morning" and find common ground in the afternoon, he insisted.

Bahrain announced that its air defence has intercepted and destroyed three Iranian missiles and several drones fired at civilian targets in the country. In a statement released by the official news agency, the General Command of the Kingdom's Defence Forces said that Iran was pursuing a 'hostile and systematic approach' by targeting civilian targets with missiles and drones. Bahraini forces reacted to the attacks with 'high readiness' and foiled them, it added. The General Command stated that attacking civilian targets and private property with missiles and drones is a violation of international humanitarian law.

Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear programme that it had previously refused to discuss. This was said by Marco Rubio at the House Foreign Affairs Committee, pointing out that this is not a guarantee that the talks will lead to an agreement to end the war. "They have agreed to negotiate aspects of their nuclear programme that they refused to even mention a month ago, a year ago," the secretary of state said, explaining that the negotiations have been made difficult by the instability of the Iranian leadership.

One person was killed and at least 63 injured.

Kuwait has summoned Iran's chargé d'affaires, Hamed Hamid Yaqoubi Far, and declared persona non grata two diplomats from Tehran in response to what it called Iran's 'continued aggression' against the country. The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry made this known, demanding that the two diplomats leave the country within 24 hours. According to authorities in Kuwait City, Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwaiti territory, killing one person and injuring at least 60 others.

India has condemned the launching of Iranian missiles and drones against the territory of Kuwait, which resulted in the death of one of its citizens and the wounding of dozens of others. "We condemn the attack that struck Kuwait's international airport today, in which one of our citizens lost his life and many others were injured," India's Ministry of External Affairs said, urging "firmly" the parties to the conflict not to target the population and civilian infrastructure.

Kuwait's Ministry of Health said that at least 63 people, including airport staff and passengers, were injured in the Iranian attack on the international airport. The Iranian attacks damaged Terminal 1 of Kuwait International Airport and several diplomatic offices. This was reported by Bbc Persian.

US President Donald Trump dismissed criticism of his unpredictable approach to handling the conflict with Iran, saying that his positions change as the facts on the ground evolve.

"It's good if they are confused. And the Iranians are confused," Trump said in an interview on the Pod Force One podcast. "But no, that's just the way I am. It changes everything. I could walk out of here, give you an answer, and then 20 minutes later, walking into the Oval Office, realise that my answer is now wrong. Facts change and things change quickly."

"I have had some disagreements with the Italian foreign minister, because his statements always include the suffering of the Lebanese people, and there is no doubt that the Lebanese people are suffering, but there is no equivalence in also reporting the suffering of the Israeli communities, which we always try to emphasise. And this is a reason for friction we also have with the Italia foreign minister'. This was stated by the Israeli ambassador in Rome, Jonathan Peled, speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a briefing on the situation in Lebanon.

Donald Trump says Iran has agreed to give up nuclear weapons. "They have already agreed that they will not have nuclear weapons," Trump said in a podcast interview with Miranda Devine of the Washington Post.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi held telephone talks with the foreign ministers of France, Turkey, Qatar, Egypt, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. This was reported by the Iranian Foreign Ministry in a post on X. The talks with Pakistan also included General Asim Munir, chief of staff of the country's army. The conversations come in the wake of Iran's series of missile and drone attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain. Tehran claims that the attacks were in response to 'US aggression'.

One person was killed in the Iranian attack on Kuwait. This was announced by the Kuwaiti Ministry.

The military advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, Mohsen Rezai, former head of the Revolutionary Guards, warned of "an avalanche of missiles and drones" in the event of renewed US aggression. "Every blow and every aggression will be answered by an avalanche of missiles and drones," he wrote on X, following the US attacks on an Iranian oil tanker and the island of Qeshm, which were retaliatory strikes against Kuwait and Bahrain.

- At least 17 people have been killed in the last 12 hours in a series of Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. This was reported by the Ministry of Health and local media. For its part, Hezbollah claimed 13 attacks against Israeli occupation forces in south Lebanon. According to the ministry in Beirut, seven people were killed and 48 others wounded in various attacks during the night. As of this morning, the toll has worsened with at least ten more killed.

The General Command of the Bahraini Defence Forces announced the interception and destruction of three missiles and several drones, accusing Iran of continuing its 'systematic hostile approach' by targeting civilian targets in the kingdom. Kuna, Kuwait's national agency, writes this in X.

The Kuwaiti army announced that air defence systems are operational to intercept missiles and drones on national territory. According to the military statement, 'the sounds of explosions in the area are due to interception'. No shots fired have been reported.

The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders for three villages and locations in southern Lebanon in view of air raids against Hezbollah.

Residents of Arzay, Mazraat Kauthariyet al-Rez and Zrariyeh were ordered to leave the area and head north of the Zahrani River. "In light of the violations of the ceasefire agreement by the Hezbollah terrorist organisation, the IDF is forced to act forcefully against it and does not intend to harm the civilian population," said army spokesman Colonel Avichay Adraee.

Kuwait has activated a contingency plan at its international airport after Iranian drones and missiles targeted the T1 terminal, according to the country's civil aviation authority. Iran International writes. The authorities said the attack caused severe damage to several airport facilities and resulted in injuries. Flights were suspended and diverted to alternative airports until further notice.

The US conducted defensive raids on the Iranian island of Qaeshm. This was stated by the US Centcom, pointing out that US forces intercepted Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, including three missiles fired at Bahrain that were shot down. US forces also shot down three Iranian drones, Centcom highlighted.

Today's Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon left five people dead, including a child, and 48 injured. This was announced by the Lebanese Ministry of Health. Among those injured in these attacks in the south are 'a doctor and five employees of the public hospital in Tebnine, which suffered injuries in a new case of the series of attacks carried out by the Israeli enemy against hospitals and health centres', the ministry said in a note.

"Kuwaiti air defences are facing enemy missile and drone attacks". This was reported on X by the Kuwaiti army. Iranian state TV Irib seems to claim this is retaliation: reposting CentCom content about a 'non-cooperative ship' being taken out of action, it writes: 'As a result, Iran is taking non-cooperative American bases in Kuwait in the western Persian Gulf out of action. (

'A new wave of attacks against US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain has begun'. This is written on X by the Iranian state TV Irib. The news is also confirmed by Al-Jazeera, which quotes the Bahraini Minister of the Interior: 'Stay calm and head to a safe place' the appeal to citizens. In Kuwait, the sirens sounded for a second time, according to the international media.

The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guardians (Irgc) claimed to have attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters, as well as an airbase and helicopters in a country in the Middle East region, using missiles and drones, in response to what the Pasdaran described as a US attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm Island.

The Guardians of the Islamic Revolution also claimed that their navy hit a ship identified as Panaya with missiles, in response to what it claims was an American attack on an Iranian tanker near the Strait of Hormuz, carried out with a projectile that allegedly damaged the engine room.

"The Americans have shown that they understand the language of missiles better than the language of diplomacy". Iran's National Security and Foreign Policy Committee spokesman Ibrahim Rezaei wrote this on X.

Attacchi reciproci nella notte fra Iran e Stati Uniti. L’Iran, secondo quanto riferito dall’esercito Usa, ha lanciato missili contro Kuwait e Bahrain, che secondo gli Usa sono stati abbattuti o non hanno raggiunto il bersaglio, mentre Washington dal canto suo ha lanciato attacchi contro una stazione di controllo militare terrestre iraniana sull’isola di Qeshm, nello Stretto di Hormuz. Secondo la versione fornita dal Centcom Usa, i due missili lanciati da Teheran contro il Kuwait si sono disintegrati in volo, mentre le forze di Usa e Bahrain hanno intercettato i missili diretti verso questo Paese. I Guardiani della rivoluzione hanno dichiarato di aver preso di mira il quartier generale della Quinta Flotta della Marina degli Stati Uniti in Bahrein e un altro Paese nel loro attacco, senza nominare il Kuwait. Secondo quanto riferito dai Pasdaran, l’Iran ha lanciato l’attacco in risposta al lancio da parte degli Stati Uniti di un missile nella sala macchine di una petroliera, battente bandiera del Botswana, che cercava di raggiungere l’Iran nonostante il blocco statunitense. “Avevamo già avvertito che in caso di aggressione la risposta sarebbe stata diversa e più severa, e abbiamo agito di conseguenza”, ha dichiarato la Guardia rivoluzionaria nel suo comunicato.

A proposito della petroliera, la versione fornita dal Comando centrale Usa Centcom è che le forze Usa hanno applicato “misure di blocco contro la M/T Lexie, battente bandiera del Botswana, mentre transitava in acque internazionali verso l’isola di Kharg” e “un velivolo Usa ha neutralizzato l’imbarcazione lanciando un missile Hellfire nella sala macchine della nave” dopo che “l’equipaggio della nave ha ignorato ripetuti avvertimenti, non ottemperando alle direttive delle forze statunitensi più volte nell’arco di 24 ore”. Gli Usa hanno inoltre smentito la versione dei Pasdaran secondo cui avrebbero colpito con missili e droni il quartier generale della Quinta Flotta Usa in Bahrain e una base americana nella regione: è “falso”, ha scritto il Centcom, aggiungendo che “tutti gli attacchi iraniani contro le forze americane sono falliti”.

Further reading

Night of fighting in the Gulf: missiles and drones on Iran, Bahrain and Kuwait. Israeli attacks in Lebanon

01 June 2026