One minute to impact: Kuwait confronts reality of Iran’s short-range threat | The National
Iran’s deadly attack on Kuwait airport has raised questions over how to defend against sophisticated threats launched from short range.
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Newest first · UTC+11:00One minute to impact: Kuwait confronts reality of Iran’s short-range threat | The National
Iran’s deadly attack on Kuwait airport has raised questions over how to defend against sophisticated threats launched from short range.
· Thomas Harding
Independent says economic impact of Iran war is hitting Britain
The Independent has argued that the economic consequences of the conflict between the United States and Iran are increasingly being felt in Britain, with households facing higher costs for energy, food and mortgages amid wider market disruption.
· Middleeasteye
US attacks Iranian sites after Iran launches drones, in latest Gulf flare-up
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· Jairo Bolledo
Recreational boaters feel pinched by higher fuel prices too
U.S. boaters, like drivers, are feeling the pinch from the Iran war with higher gas costs. (AP video: Mike Householder and Dee-Ann Durbin)
· Dee Ann Durbin
How China is cashing in on a global scramble for offshore oil and gas
Chinese firms dominate the global market for machinery used to extract offshore energy – a sector that is booming amid the Iran war
· Carol Yang
How China is cashing in on a global scramble for offshore oil and gas
Chinese firms dominate the global market for machinery used to extract offshore energy – a sector that is booming amid the Iran war
· Carol Yang
US confirms Iranian footballers granted visas for World Cup
ISTANBUL — Iran's football squad have been granted visas to enter the United Sates so they can play in the World Cup, US Ambassador to Turkey Tom Barrack confirmed Friday.
· Agence France-Presse
US energy secretary says lower gas prices will ultimately take resolution with Iran
US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said on Friday that lowering pump prices will ultimately take a resolution with Iran to get more oil flowing through the Strait of Hormuz.
· REUTERS
Iran's military 'totally destroyed' with around 21% missile capacity remaining, Trump claims
US President Donald Trump claimed that Iran’s military has been “totally destroyed” and only has around 21% of its missile capacity left after US-Israeli strikes, during an interview with NBC News’s Kristen Welker on Friday.
· GOLDIE KATZ
Israeli officials believe Iran is bluffing as Trump seeks long-term ceasefire deal
Senior Israeli defense officials said earlier this week that they believe Iran is “playing with cards it does not have” as US President Donald Trump continues efforts to prevent renewed fighting and reach a new agreement with Tehran.
· AMIR BOHBOT
US and Iran trade fire in Strait of Hormuz
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Guerra en Irán obliga a muchos a padecer hambre, advierte agencia de la ONU
En esta foto del 28 de febrero de 2022 se puede ver el símbolo de Naciones Unidas afuera de la sede del organismo. (AP Foto/John Minchillo, archivo)
· Edith M Lederer
Iran says half of frozen assets should be released immediately
Iran’s Deputy foreign minister Kazem Gharibabadi said Tehran is seeking the immediate release of at least half of its frozen assets as part of any memorandum of understanding with the United States.
· Middleeasteye
US military says it shot down Iranian drones launched toward Strait of Hormuz
CHIPPEWA FALLS, Wisconsin — The US military said it shot down four Iranian drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and then struck some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response, raising the risk to a shaky ceasefire as the Trump administration ramps up pressure o…
· Associated Press
Trump says agreement with Iran will take time
US President Donald Trump said reaching an agreement with Iran will take time, pushing back against critics who have urged his administration to move more quickly.
· Middleeasteye
US carries out another ‘defensive’ strike on Iranian island
The US Department of War has said it shot down several Iranian drones over the Strait of Hormuz and carried out strikes against Iran’s coastal installations to prevent a further threat.
· RT
US says Iran radar sites struck and drones intercepted, in latest threat to fragile ceasefire
Iran and the US have exchanged a series of attacks near the strait of Hormuz, imperilling efforts to reach a peace deal
· Guardian staff and agencies
"No Longer Tolerate Radical Marxists": Rubio Sanctions Revolutionary Cuban Influence Network Tied To U.S. Left-Wing NGOs
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced sanctions late Thursday targeting the Cuban Institute of Friendship with the Peoples, or ICAP, a Castro-era organization used to spread Marxist ideology abroad.
· Tyler Durden
UN food agency says millions are being pushed into hunger by Iran war
The symbol of the United Nations is displayed outside the Secretariat Building, Feb. 28, 2022, at United Nations Headquarters. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)
· Edith M Lederer
Ejército de EEUU dice que derribó drones iraníes lanzados hacia el estrecho de Ormuz
Personas caminan por la playa mientras otras se adentran en el agua en el estrecho de Ormuz, donde buques de carga y de servicio se encuentran anclados frente a Bandar Abbas, Irán, el lunes 1 de junio de 2026. (Amirhosein Khorgooi/ISNA vía AP)
US military says it shot down Iranian drones
The Pentagon is viewed from the window of an airplane Aug. 27, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)
Lebanon's President Blasts Iran, Hezbollah For Using Country As Bargaining Chip
Lebanon's president has angrily lashed out at both Hezbollah and Iran - the latter for using the Lebanese nation and people as a bargaining chip in the war and standoff with the United States and Israel.
· Tyler Durden
Selección de Irán recibe visas para jugar Mundial en EEUU, dicen funcionarios
Alireza Jahanbakhsh, de Irán, trabaja con la selección nacional de su país durante una sesión de entrenamiento en Antalya, al sur de Turquia, el martes 2 de junio, como parte de su preparación para la Copa del Mundo. (AP Foto/Khalil Hamra)
· Collin Binkley
Japan's naphtha imports recover to 80% of pre-Iran war levels
Chemical makers in Japan have been finding alternative sources for the plastic raw material as conflict drags on in Iran. (Photo by Tomoki Mera)
· Staff Writer
Iran's World Cup team approved for visas for US games
Iran’s players work out during a training session, in Antalya, southern Turkey, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, ahead of the World Cup soccer tournament. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)
· Collin Binkley
Trump makes pitch to farmers hard-hit by tariffs, high prices in Wisconsin
United States President Donald Trump has sought to reassure farmers hard-hit by tariffs and the economic fallout of the US-Israeli war with Iran during a visit to Wisconsin.
· Al Jazeera
Iran's football team gets US visas ahead of the World Cup | The National
Iran's World Cup football team players have been granted visas to enter the US, just 10 days before their first match in Los Angeles amid a conflict between the two countries.
· The National
The US job market is strong but many Americans are still frustrated by prospects and rising prices
WASHINGTON — The American job market continues to show surprising strength — good news for President Donald Trump who has taken a beating in the polls over the surging gasoline prices that followed U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran.
· Associated Press
Negative views of Israel soar across 36 countries since Iran war, survey finds
Negative views of both Israel and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have soared since last year across Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Latin America, according to a new poll from Pew Research Center.
· Middleeasteye
Iran's threats against this Red Sea chokepoint are a big vulnerability for the oil market
President Donald Trump faces the risk that Iran will close the Bab el-Mandeb Strait if the conflict in the Middle East escalates, a scenario that would slash oil supplies to an already deeply disrupted market.
· Spencer Kimball
Olympians call on world governing powers, sports bodies to prevent Iran’s execution of star athletes
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· Fox News
Israelis accuse White House officials of leaking Iran plan to Turkey
Israeli sources have blamed officials inside the White House for leaking details of an Israeli plan involving Iran to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the Jerusalem Post reported.
· Middleeasteye
US House squeezes through Russia sanctions bill
The US House of Representatives has passed a bill on imposing new sanctions on Russia and expanding Ukraine aid, with the move being largely driven by Democrats and 18 Republicans breaking party ranks. However, even the bill’s supporters conceded that the legislation was more of a symbolic gesture as it is facing an…
· RT
Rumanos condenados en Gran Bretaña por apuñalamiento de periodista en ataque atribuido a Irán
LONDRES (AP) — Dos hombres rumanos fueron condenados en un tribunal de Londres el viernes por el apuñalamiento de un periodista de una cadena de televisión en persa en un ataque que, según los fiscales, se llevó a cabo por encargo de autoridades en Teherán.
· The Associated Press
Two men convicted of wounding journalist in London ‘on orders of Iran’
Pouria Zeraati of Iran International TV was stabbed three times outside his London home in attempt to ‘silence’ him
· Geneva Abdul
'At a deadlock': Khamenei's military advisor tells CNN that Trump is stalling talks
Negotiations between the United States and Iran "are at a deadlock," Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's military advisor to Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei, told CNN in an interview on Friday.
· JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Trump must ‘accept the reality’ there is no Iran deal on the horizon: Jack Keane
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· Caitlin Doornbos
Stars, stripes and scepticism: The football World Cup returns to America | The National
The last time the US staged a football World Cup, it went off-script from the start.
· Ian Hawkey
London court finds two guilty in attack on Iranian TV journalist
LONDON (AP) — Two Romanian men were convicted Friday in a London court over the stabbing of a journalist from a Persian-language television station, an attack prosecutors say was carried out at the behest of authorities in Tehran.
Aoun accuses Iran of using Lebanon as 'bargain chip' with US | The National
Lebanon's leaders criticised Hezbollah and Iran after the group rejected a ceasefire agreement reached between Lebanon and Israel, which failed to guarantee an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory.
· Jamie Prentis
In Photos: Russia Flaunts Mascots, Cars and Patriotism at Its Premier Economic Forum
Jun 05, 2026 - 07:04 pm The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), Russia's flagship investment conference, is a fixture on the calendar of the country's political and business elite. In recent years, SPIEF has also become a platform for showcasing Russian industry and technology, with elaborate displa…
· The Moscow Times
More Japan food, daily goods makers eye price hikes as Iran war takes toll
Snack maker Calbee has switched some packaging to black and white over difficulties in procuring naphtha-derived inks. (Photo by Akitoshi Sugiura)
· Staff Writer
‘Red meat is a dream’: Iran inflation hits highest level since World War II
Tehran, Iran – In the popular Bastan market in the west of the Iranian capital, where the inviting smell of fresh bread and fruit mingle with the sight of colourful fabrics and clothing, the scene no longer holds its usual joy.
· Al Jazeera
Iran declares Hezbollah support, demands Israel leave southern Lebanon — as US peace deal in is doubt
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· Reuters
Israel sent troops to 'Azerbaijan, UAE, Iraq and Somaliland' during Iran war
Israel deployed special forces to Azerbaijan, the United Arab Emirates, Iraq and Somaliland during its war with Iran, according to a CNN report published on Friday.
· Middleeasteye
In Iran the World Cup used to trigger joy on our streets. It feels very different now
A growing divide between fans and team, coupled with economic hardship and war, has dampened the mood
· Behnam Jafarzadeh in Tehran
Are the US and Iran closer to war or to a deal?
US-Iran Talks at Risk as Lebanon Tensions Escalate
· Sarah Shamim
Trump’s mixed messages cannot obscure his record on confronting Iran - opinion
It is maddening to be handcuffed by the US president when fighting Hezbollah, especially when Israeli soldiers and civilians are falling like flies to the terrorist army’s drones and rockets.
· DAVID M. WEINBERG
Putin slams Western sanctions as damaging to the global economy
In this photo released by the Roscongress Foundation, Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan arrive to attend a plenary session at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, on Friday, June 5, 2026. (Vyacheslav Viktorov/Roscongress Founda…