The US military says it has downed six Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards its Gulf allies, while a seventh missile failed to reach its target.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US airbase in Kuwait and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media.
The attack came on Friday just hours after the US military also shot down four Iranian attack drones headed towards the Strait of Hormuz, with US Central Command saying they “posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic”.
US forces later struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island along the strait “to defend against further attacks”, according to Centcom.
Meanwhile, Donald Trump said Washington did not necessarily need a ceasefire deal in order to get Iran’s enriched uranium.
"We could get it right now. I don't think they could stop us if we wanted, but there's no reason to. It's entombed”, he told reporters in the Oval Office.
Key Points
- US shoots down four Iranian drones
- Iran's navy says it fired warning shots at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman
- Iran has about 22 per cent of missiles left: Trump
- US impose new Iran-related sanctions
Watch: Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
07:00 , Rachel Dobkin
Oil executives warn Trump that Iran war will cause gas prices to spike within weeks due to dwindling supplies: report
06:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
Read more from Ariana Baio here:
Oil execs warn Trump that gas prices could spike due to dwindling supplies: report
Iran is using Lebanon as a 'bargaining chip', Lebanon's president says
05:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Lebanon's president has accused Iran of using his country as a “bargaining chip” with their negotiation with the US.
Speaking at the presidential palace in Beirut Joseph Aoun told CNN in an interview that Lebanese people are "fed up" with the war between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.
It comes as Israel and Lebanon agreed to pause fighting, but Hezbollah objected to the agreement.
Aoun told CNN that Iran is “not trying to help us … the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake of your own interest,” adding, “our interests … do not coincide with your interests.”
He added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their negotiation.”
US downs Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Kuwait and Bahrain
04:16 , Adam Withnall
The US military says it has downed six Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards its Gulf Arab allies.
US Central Command said on social media late on Friday night that Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. The military said there were no reports of harm to American personnel.
Kuwaiti’s military said forces were intercepting missiles and drones attacking the country, while Bahrain activated air raid sirens and told residents to move to the nearest safe location and follow official instructions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the Ali Al Salem airbase, which hosts US forces in Kuwait, and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in the tiny Gulf island nation of Bahrain, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Trump boasts about US naval blockade
04:01 , Rachel Dobkin
US President Donald Trump has boasted about the United States’ naval blockade against Iranian ports.
“The blockade is unbelievable. There's never been a blockade like that”, Trump said at an event in Wisconsin Friday. “We have the greatest military anywhere in the world”.
US Central Command said Friday that American forces have redirected 129 commercial vessels and disabled six more to “ensure compliance” with its blockade.
USS Tripoli (LHA 7) transits the Arabian Sea as the amphibious assault ship supports the ongoing U.S. blockade against Iran. U.S. forces have redirected 129 commercial vessels and disabled 6 to ensure compliance. pic.twitter.com/dxqiwk53YS
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 5, 2026
Trump says US 'largely finished' Iran war
03:00 , Rachel Dobkin
US President Donald Trump has claimed the United States has “largely finished” its war against Iran.
Speaking at an event in Wisconsin Friday, Trump said, “We had to extinguish a nuclear weapon...this was going to be a very capable country that was going to have a massive nuclear presence, and we weren't going to let that happen.
“Nobody wanted that to happen, and we've largely finished that”.
Trump suggested that the war will end with a peace deal or “a more difficult way”.
US shoots down four Iranian drones bound for Strait of Hormuz
02:08 , Michelle L. Price
The US military reported shooting down four Iranian drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, then striking some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites.
US Central Command stated on social media that "The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic”.
The military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran's restrictions on the vital shipping route for global oil and natural gas exports, a move that has driven up energy prices.
It marks the latest in back-and-forth attacks straining a tenuous ceasefire and efforts to extend that truce.
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US shoots down four Iranian drones bound for Strait of Hormuz
Calls for $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released
01:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
A top Iranian official has said a potential peace deal between the US and Iran is weighted on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
In an interview with CNN Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it resume fighting.
“The negotiations are at a deadlock and Trump must break this deadlock,” he said.
“The ball is in Trump’s court.”
It comes as Iran reportedly demanded the release of $12 billion in frozen funds after an agreement is signed with the US. This money would be followed by another $12 billion, according to CNN.
But the US has concerns that unfreezing the funds could remove a key leverage point over the regime.
Pictured: Israel strikes southern Lebanon
Saturday 6 June 2026 00:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Two men guilty of stabbing Iranian journalist in London
Friday 5 June 2026 23:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
Two Romanian men have been convicted 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.
A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg in March 2024 outside his home in the Wimbledon area of London.
He recovered from the attack and returned to work.
Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.
Badea and Stana were arrested in Romania in December 2024 and extradited to the UK.
The third suspect, David Andrei, is the subject of criminal proceedings in Romania.
“This was a targeted and violent attack and it was the prosecution’s case during the trial that it was carried out on behalf of the Iranian regime,” said Chief Superintendent Kris Wright of Counter Terrorism Policing London.
The jury’s verdict does not conclude that the attack was conducted on behalf of Iran, though prosecutors said the judge may determine that when the defendants are sentenced on July 3.
Iran’s senior diplomat in the UK has denied Tehran was behind the attack.
Iran launches drones towards Strait of Hormuz
Friday 5 June 2026 23:20 , Rebecca Whittaker
Iran has launched multiple drones towards the Strait of Hormuz, CNN has reported.
US forces have taken out at least three of them out, according to a United States official.
Recap: US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
Friday 5 June 2026 23:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
US forces overnight conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” it wrote in an X post.
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
Iran has about 22 per cent of missiles left, according to Trump
Friday 5 June 2026 22:56 , Rebecca Whittaker
Donald Trump has said Iran has about a fifth of its missiles left, according to an interview with NBC News.
"They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say percentage wise, maybe 21-22 per cent of their missiles. It's a lot of missiles, but it's not what it was when we first attacked," Trump was quoted as saying.
Watch: Trump claims US military 'wants to' wipe out' all of Iran and is 'ready to do it'
Friday 5 June 2026 22:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
Friday 5 June 2026 22:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Read more here by Josephine Moulds and Nick Ferris:
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran are on hunger strike
Friday 5 June 2026 21:30 , Rebeca Whittaker
A British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family have said.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were handed 10-year prison sentences in February after being convicted of espionage, which they both deny.
The couple’s family have claimed they were not permitted to attend their appeal hearing.
They were jailed following their arrest in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during a round-the-world trip by motorcycle.
The couple are on a hunger strike, according to the family, adding that all communication between them has been cut off by Iranian authorities.
Recap: Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says
Friday 5 June 2026 21:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
The World Food Programme has warned on Friday that the Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger due to rising fuel and transport costs while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance.
In March, the WFP forecast as many as 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity if oil prices remained around $100 per barrel through June. That scenario is now unfolding, the agency said.
In Somalia, 6.5 million people - roughly a third of the population - are expected to face severe hunger in 2026, while Afghanistan could see 17.4 million people affected, the WFP said. The situation is projected to worsen, with an additional 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans at risk of falling into food insecurity if disruptions persist. Both countries are reliant on imported energy and food.
The Middle East crisis comes amid a deep funding shortfall for aid agencies. The WFP said it expected to serve 1.5 million fewer people globally in 2026, and an extra 9 million fewer if the situation persists for six months.
Iran World Cup participation in doubt as team awaits US visas ahead of flying to Mexico training base
Friday 5 June 2026 20:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
Iran's national football team is heading to their World Cup base this weekend, buoyed by a 2-0 friendly victory over Mali in Turkey, even though signifcant uncertainty continues to cloud their tournament participation.
Goals from Saeid Ezatolahi and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the win, securing Team Melli's record of three victories and a single loss in four warm-up matches in Antalya.
These friendlies represent the only competitive football for Iran-based players since the domestic league was suspended following US and Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic in late February, which triggered a regional war.
Read more here:
Iran World Cup participation in doubt as team awaits US visas
Watch: Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
Friday 5 June 2026 20:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Calls for $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released
Friday 5 June 2026 19:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
A top Iranian official has said a potential peace deal between the US and Iran is weighted on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
In an interview with CNN Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it resume fighting.
“The negotiations are at a deadlock and Trump must break this deadlock,” he said.
“The ball is in Trump’s court.”
It comes as Iran reportedly demanded the release of $12 billion in frozen funds after an agreement is signed with the US. This money would be followed by another $12 billion, according to CNN.
But the US has concerns that unfreezing the funds could remove a key leverage point over the regime.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Friday 5 June 2026 19:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
Six people were killed, Lebanon's state news agency reported. The warnings forced hundreds of families to flee the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian village of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.
Read more here:
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Watch: Kuwait releases footage of 'brutal Iranian drone attack' on airport terminal
Friday 5 June 2026 18:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
Iran is using Lebanon as a 'bargaining chip', Lebanon's president says
Friday 5 June 2026 18:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Lebanon's president has accused Iran of using his country as a “bargaining chip” with their negotiation with the US.
Speaking at the presidential palace in Beirut Joseph Aoun told CNN in an interview that Lebanese people are "fed up" with the war between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.
It comes as Israel and Lebanon agreed to pause fighting, but Hezbollah objected to the agreement.
Aoun told CNN that Iran is “not trying to help us … the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake of your own interest,” adding, “our interests … do not coincide with your interests.”
He added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their negotiation.”
Israeli strikes killed nine people in southern Lebanon
Friday 5 June 2026 17:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
Israel’s air force struck several parts of southern Lebanon on Friday, issuing evacuation warnings for nine villages.
The strikes killed nine people in six locations in southern Lebanon, the state news agency reported.
Meanwhile, the new warnings forced hundreds of families to flee the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian community of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.
Elsewhere, people began to return to their homes to survey the aftermath of fighting between Israeli forces and the Hezbollah militant group.
US forces seize sanctioned supertanker in high-seas operation
Friday 5 June 2026 17:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
US forces intercepted the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight in the Indian Ocean, the U.S. military's Indo-Pacific Command announced Friday.
This action aligns with Washington's blockade on Iran's sea trade, after Tehran fired on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and follows multiple U.S. interdictions of commercial and oil tankers in the region recently.
"We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the Indo-Pacific Command wrote in an X post.
Read more here:
U.S. forces seize sanctioned supertanker in high-seas operation
US impose new Iran-related sanctions
Friday 5 June 2026 16:31 , Rebecca Whittaker
The United Stated has imposed new Iran-related sanctions, targeting several entities, individuals and LPG tankers, the US Treasury Department's website showed today.
Among 12 entities designated are five that are based in the Marshall Islands, four in the UAE, and one in China, according to details posted to the department's website.
Six vessels were targeted, including four Panama-flagged tankers.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Friday 5 June 2026 15:30 , Maira Butt
Israel’s air force struck different parts of southern Lebanon on Friday as the military issued evacuation warnings for nine villages, including one that has been spared much of the destruction and was sheltering thousands of people displaced by the three-month war.
Six people were killed, Lebanon's state news agency reported. The warnings forced hundreds of families to flee the village of Anqoun and the area of Aarnaya, on the edge of the predominantly Christian village of Maghdoucheh, near the southern port city of Sidon.
The strikes came a day after the Hezbollah militant group rejected the latest ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Lebanese government, and demanded a complete Israeli withdrawal from Lebanon.
Israel strikes southern Lebanon after evacuation warnings to several villages
Watch: Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
Friday 5 June 2026 15:00 , Maira Butt
Iran World Cup participation in doubt as team awaits US visas ahead of flying to Mexico training base
Friday 5 June 2026 14:25 , Maira Butt
Iran's national football team is heading to their World Cup base this weekend, buoyed by a 2-0 friendly victory over Mali in Turkey, even though signifcant uncertainty continues to cloud their tournament participation.
Goals from Saeid Ezatolahi and Ramin Rezaeian sealed the win, securing Team Melli's record of three victories and a single loss in four warm-up matches in Antalya.
These friendlies represent the only competitive football for Iran-based players since the domestic league was suspended following US and Israeli air strikes on the Islamic Republic in late February, which triggered a regional war.
Iran World Cup participation in doubt as team awaits US visas
Breaking: Lebanese president says Iran using Lebanon as bargaining chip in US talks
Friday 5 June 2026 13:55 , Maira Butt
Lebanese President Joseph Aoun told CNN that Iran was using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in its negotiations with the United States.
Aoun has repeatedly sought to distance Lebanon from regional conflicts and has said decisions concerning the country's sovereignty and security must be made by the Lebanese state alone.
In pictures: Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
Friday 5 June 2026 13:50 , Maira Butt
US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
Friday 5 June 2026 13:20 , Maira Butt
US forces overnight conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” it wrote in an X post.
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
Iran's navy says it fired warning shots at US destroyers in Gulf of Oman
Friday 5 June 2026 12:50 , Maira Butt
Iran’s navy has said it fired warning shots at US destroyers in the Gulf of Oman, according to state media.
The two sides have been trading strikes in recent days as negotiations appear to have stalled.
Lebanon parliament speaker supports Hezbollah pullback in parallel with Israeli withdrawal
Friday 5 June 2026 12:20 , Maira Butt
Lebanon's parliament speaker and Hezbollah ally Nabih Berri said on Friday he would agree to the withdrawal of the Iran-backed group from southern Lebanon if Israeli troops simultaneously left territory they occupy in the country.
In written comments distributed by his office, Berri criticised the U.S.-mediated ceasefire framework announced this week as unfair, saying it should have included an "unconditional ceasefire by land, sea and air."
He added that he "agrees to... Hezbollah's withdrawal from south of the Litani River, in parallel with the Israeli withdrawal from the areas it occupied."
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
Friday 5 June 2026 11:40 , Maira Butt
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
The Fujairah terminal is part of the UAE’s key oil export route because it bypasses the Strait of Hormuz, loading up ships with about 1.7 million barrels per day. The attack on 4 May was one of many it has come under since the start of the war in the Middle East. Pension holders in Cambridgeshire, Dorset, and Leicestershire may be alarmed to discover that their savings are invested in it.
Theirs aren’t the only savings being put at risk by the ongoing war. We have found that local government pension schemes across the UK have invested almost £3 billion in funds holding assets that have been hit, stranded or put in the direct line of fire in the ongoing war. The money has been invested via funds managed by firms like BlackRock – the asset manager run by billionaire Larry Fink – that make billions of dollars in fees for investing UK savers’ money.
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
Middle East conflict pushing millions into hunger, WFP says
Friday 5 June 2026 11:15 , Maira Butt
The World Food Programme has warned on Friday that the Middle East conflict is pushing millions of people closer to hunger due to rising fuel and transport costs while funding shortfalls force aid agencies to scale back assistance.
In March, the WFP forecast as many as 45 million people could fall into acute food insecurity if oil prices remained around $100 per barrel through June. That scenario is now unfolding, the agency said.
In Somalia, 6.5 million people - roughly a third of the population - are expected to face severe hunger in 2026, while Afghanistan could see 17.4 million people affected, the WFP said. The situation is projected to worsen, with an additional 2.5 million Somalis and 2.3 million Afghans at risk of falling into food insecurity if disruptions persist. Both countries are reliant on imported energy and food.
The Middle East crisis comes amid a deep funding shortfall for aid agencies. The WFP said it expected to serve 1.5 million fewer people globally in 2026, and an extra 9 million fewer if the situation persists for six months.
UK PM Starmer says Defence Investment Plan will be published before Nato summit next month
Friday 5 June 2026 10:54 , Maira Butt
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Friday that the country's Defence Investment Plan, delayed from last year, will be published before a Nato summit on July 7.
It comes after chief of the defence staff Richard Knighton told BBC Radio on Friday: Russia is definitely raising the stakes and risks crossing a line. We need to spend more on defence and do it faster.”
Trump’s approval rating hits another new low on 500th day back in the White House
Friday 5 June 2026 09:32 , Maira Butt
President Donald Trump marks the 500th day of his second term in the White House Thursday, but the milestone coincides with a poll showing his approval rating at a new low.
The latest survey from The Economist and YouGov places Trump’s net approval rating at -25, down 1.1 points in a week, and reveals that only 35 percent of the American public approves of the job he is doing in the Oval Office, with a massive 60 percent disapproving and the remaining 5 percent unsure.
The news magazine explains that the results make the president the most unpopular U.S. commander-in-chief since it began polling in 2009.
Trump’s approval rating hits another new low on 500th day back in the White House
Watch: Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
Friday 5 June 2026 09:00 , Maira Butt
In pictures: Israeli strikes on Lebanon continue
Friday 5 June 2026 08:35 , Maira Butt
Trump says he would be 'honoured' to meet new supreme leader
Friday 5 June 2026 08:07 , Maira Butt
President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he would be honoured to meet new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei, despite ordering air strikes that killed his father, reportedly also his wife and child.
“I don’t want to meet but if I did meet I would be honoured to meet him,” Trump told reporters on Thursday. “If we make a deal it’s possible that we would meet.”
“Do you think because Epic Fury killed his killed his dad and his wife and his kid that he's has hard feelings?” a reporter asked.
The US leader replied: “I would say I'm not his favourite person, but with that being said, he's probably a pro—I don't know him—he's probably a professional in some circles, he has a very good reputation actually, you know, sometimes when people say bad, but a lot of people say bad about me. It's totally false, of course.”
Operations at Oman's main crude oil terminal have resumed
Friday 5 June 2026 07:38 , Maira Butt
Operations at the Mina Al Fahal crude oil export terminal have resumed and are proceeding normally, according to the country’s state news agency.
Oman suspended oil loading operations at the facility, which is its main crude oil export terminal following an explosion nearby.
The blast occurred between the terminal's SBM 1 and SBM 2 single-buoy mooring berths and was allegedly caused by a drone attack, sources familiar with the matter told Reuters. Operations were resumed on Friday morning.
UN nuclear watchdog says it's been unable to inspect Iranian facilities
Friday 5 June 2026 07:15 , Shweta Sharma
The UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.
"The IAEA warned that it was "unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities" that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding that it is "indispensable and urgent" for Tehran to implement its obligations under that Treaty.
The only nuclear facility inspected in Iran by IAEA inspectors since the last report in February has been the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was visited on June 1-3.
The reactor currently running at Bushehr uses uranium from Russia enriched to 4.5 per cent, a low level needed for power generation in such plants.
The confidential report comes as tensions have flared in the Middle East.
Oil executives warn Trump that Iran war will cause gas prices to spike within weeks due to dwindling supplies: report
Friday 5 June 2026 06:53 , Shweta Sharma
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
Oil execs warn Trump that gas prices could spike due to dwindling supplies: report
US urges caution across Middle East amid regional tensions
Friday 5 June 2026 06:38 , Shweta Sharma
The US State Department has urged Americans across the Middle East to remain cautious as tensions continue in the region.
In an advisory issued Thursday, the department said the security environment remains volatile and can change rapidly, encouraging US citizens to closely monitor news developments.
The warning comes despite secretary of state Marco Rubio saying the conflict with Iran is "over", as the two sides continue to exchange attacks.
The alert says “due to high tensions in the region, the security environment remains complex and can change quickly.”
Iranian strikes on Kuwait on Wednesday reportedly killed one person and injured dozens.
The State Department said travel advisories for Bahrain, Israel, the West Bank, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE remain at Level 3, advising travellers to reconsider travel. Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Gaza and Yemen remain under Level 4 "Do Not Travel" warnings.
US House rejects Lebanon war powers resolution
Friday 5 June 2026 06:26 , Shweta Sharma
The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted 324-92 to reject a Lebanon war powers resolution introduced by Representative Rashida Tlaib.
The measure would have required the president to withdraw US armed forces from Lebanon within seven days of its adoption.
Democratic leaders opposed the resolution, saying there are currently no US troops engaged in combat operations or hostilities in Lebanon.
They instead backed a separate, narrower proposal from Tlaib that would prohibit US involvement in hostilities in Lebanon while allowing continued security cooperation with the Lebanese military and protection of diplomatic facilities.
“I am grateful to the 90 members of Congress who joined me and my sister-in-service Delia Ramirez in voting to put an end to US support for these war crimes and mass atrocities,” Tlaib said in a statement.
Tlaib added that “far too many of my colleagues continue to fail to recognise the humanity of the Lebanese people”.
“This fight is not over. The Lebanese people continue to be subjected to violent forced displacement, illegal military occupation, and deadly US-funded bombs.”
US boasts about 500 days of Trump's 'Golden Age' as Iran war drags on
Friday 5 June 2026 06:11 , Shweta Sharma
The United States has boasted about 500 days of President Donald Trump's “Golden Age” as the Iran war drags on.
The war has caused gas prices to soar while Americans were already struggling with the cost of living.
Crossing 500 days of President Trump’s Golden Age this week. The best is yet to come 🇺🇸💪 pic.twitter.com/PmYkPYtXHJ
— Department of State (@StateDept) June 4, 2026
At least 12 injured in Israel's strike in Lebanon's Tyre
Friday 5 June 2026 05:51 , Shweta Sharma
Israel launched four missiles that struck near the Jabal Amel Hospital in Tyre, Lebanon, today.
Lebanon’s National News Agency (NNA) said the strikes wounded 12 people and destroyed a bank building.
Rights groups say Iranian twin brothers sentenced to death for alleged spying
Friday 5 June 2026 05:37 , Shweta Sharma
Two 20-year-old twin brothers have been sentenced to death in Iran on charges of spying for Israel, according to rights groups.
Iran Human Rights said Hassan and Hossein Amiri were convicted by a Revolutionary Court in Tehran. The group said Hassan was arrested in March after authorities allegedly found an image of a bombed site on his phone.
A source cited by the organisation claimed Hassan was tortured and forced to confess that his brother possessed additional images on a laptop, despite neither brother owning one.
Hossein, a car mechanic from Karaj, was arrested days later. Both men were subsequently transferred to Ghezel Hesar Prison for interrogation.
Another rights group, HRANA, said prosecutors based the espionage case on images of damaged buildings allegedly found in the brothers' possession.
Hezbollah rejects ceasefire as Israel vows to keep troops in Lebanon
Friday 5 June 2026 05:03 , Shweta Sharma
Iran-backed Hezbollah has rejected a new US-brokered ceasefire proposal in Lebanon, while Israel says it will not withdraw its forces or halt military operations.
The developments have complicated president Donald Trump's push for a broader regional peace deal.
Iran has made a ceasefire in Lebanon a condition for any agreement with Washington and has warned it could intervene directly if Israeli attacks continue.
However, Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem rejected the proposed pact between Israel and the Lebanese government, saying the group was not involved in the negotiations.
Despite Trump saying he believed progress was being made and that Lebanon "deserved peace", Israel continued strikes in southern Lebanon.
Defence minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces would remain in the country, while a senior commander of Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Israel must at least return to positions held before the war began.
The US just had its highest number of people file for unemployment benefits since the Iran war started
Friday 5 June 2026 05:00 , Matt Ott
Applications for unemployment benefits in the United States reached their highest level in four months last week, signaling growing economic uncertainty exacerbated by the ongoing conflict in Iran, even as overall layoffs remain historically low.
The Labor Department reported Thursday that US applications for jobless aid for the week ending May 30 climbed by 13,000 to 225,000. This marks the highest figure since early February, prior to the US and Israeli attacks on Iran, though it still represents a historically low level. Analysts surveyed by FactSet had anticipated 211,000 new applications.
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US employment benefit filings reach highest level since Iran war began
Oman suspends oil loading at Mina al Fahal terminal following explosion, sources say
Friday 5 June 2026 04:21 , Shweta Sharma
An explosion near Oman's Mina al Fahal terminal has led to the suspension of oil loading, two people familiar with the matter said today.
The explosion happened near its single-buoy mooring (SBM) berths, between SBM 1 and 2 berths due to an alleged drone attack, they said.
It was not immediately clear when the attack took place.
Several supertankers were seen anchored off the port on Friday, shipping data from LSEG showed.
The terminal could not be immediately reached for comment outside office hours.
Iranian state media on Wednesday reported that Tehran targeted a US military ship hosting a "control and command center" while it was approaching Iranian territorial waters in the Gulf of Oman, which the US Central Command has denied.
Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
Friday 5 June 2026 04:20 , Shweta Sharma
US president Donald Trump on Thursday said that Washington did not need a deal with Iran to get enriched uranium from the country.
"We could get it right now. I don't think they could stop us if we wanted, but there's no reason to. It's entombed," he told reporters in the Oval Office.
Trump also said that he did not want to meet with Iran's supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei.
But he added that if Washington and Tehran reached a deal, it was possible that the two would meet and added: "If it happened ... I'd be respectful".
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Friday 5 June 2026 04:00 , Rachel Dobkin
UN nuclear watchdog says it's been unable to inspect Iranian facilities
Friday 5 June 2026 03:47 , Shweta Sharma
The UN nuclear watchdog has been unable to inspect nuclear facilities in Iran affected by the war last June, according to a confidential report by the UN nuclear watchdog circulated to member states and seen Thursday by The Associated Press.
The International Atomic Energy Agency reported that it "cannot provide any information on the current size, composition or whereabouts of the stockpile of enriched uranium in Iran or whether Iran has suspended all enrichment-related activities.
"The IAEA warned that it was "unable to discharge its safeguards responsibilities" that it has under the Safeguards Agreement of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, adding that it is "indispensable and urgent" for Tehran to implement its obligations under that Treaty.
The only nuclear facility inspected in Iran by IAEA inspectors since the last report in February has been the Bushehr nuclear power plant, which was visited on June 1-3.
The reactor currently running at Bushehr uses uranium from Russia enriched to 4.5 per cent, a low level needed for power generation in such plants.
The confidential report comes as tensions have flared in the Middle East.
Oil execs warn Trump that Iran war will cause gas prices to spike within weeks due to dwindling supplies: report
Friday 5 June 2026 03:00 , Ariana Baio
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of US President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
“We’re at dangerously low levels already”, one unnamed industry executive told Politico. “We have shared those concerns at the highest levels of government about what’s coming in mid-to-late June … I hope they are paying attention to inventories right now. You’re hitting tank bottom”.
A White House official denied Politico’s reporting, claiming oil executives have not spoken with senior officials on oil reserve issues.
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Oil execs warn Trump that gas prices could spike due to dwindling supplies: report
