The latest
The confrontation between Washington and Tehran has entered a more dangerous phase after Kuwait said Iranian drones and missiles struck critical sites, including Kuwait International Airport.
Kuwaiti authorities said Terminal 1 was damaged in the attack. Flights were suspended temporarily before some operations resumed from another terminal after safety checks.
Kuwait said one person was killed and others were wounded. Its Foreign Ministry condemned what it called repeated Iranian attacks on civilian and vital infrastructure.
U.S. Central Command said Iran launched missiles and drones toward Kuwait, Bahrain and nearby maritime routes. It said attacks aimed at U.S. bases failed to reach their targets. CENTCOM also said U.S. forces carried out “self-defense” strikes against a military control station on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
Details
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and a U.S. vessel in response to American strikes inside Iran.
• Bahrain said it intercepted Iranian missiles and drones aimed at sites inside the kingdom. Initial reports said there were no casualties.
• Kuwait halted air traffic after the airport attack, then resumed some flights from another terminal.
• Trump told the New York Post that Iran had agreed not to obtain a nuclear weapon.
• He also said Mojtaba Khamenei was involved in the negotiations and that he may meet him “at some point.”
• Trump said he did not know the extent of Khamenei’s injuries. The Iranian leader has not appeared publicly since taking office in March.
• Tehran has not immediately confirmed Trump’s account of Khamenei’s role or any possible direct meeting.
• In Lebanon, Israeli strikes continued in the south, with new evacuation warnings, as Israeli and Lebanese officials held U.S.-mediated talks in Washington.
• Oil prices rose as fears returned over delays in reopening the Strait of Hormuz, a key route for global oil and gas exports.
What to watch
The key question is whether the Kuwait strike remains part of Iran’s pressure campaign or becomes a real turning point that expands the war deeper into the Gulf.
Politically, Trump’s comments about Mojtaba Khamenei raise the stakes around the talks. But they do not settle anything unless Tehran confirms the channel or a formal path toward a direct meeting emerges.
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