Iran…Trump…Conflict/War…Midday… June 3, 2026…Iran strikes Kuwait Airport and Bahrain

The United States and Iran have launched a series of attacks in recent days that both sides describe as self-defense, as they maintain that a cease-fire remains in effect. Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, said on social media on Wednesday that Iran was attacking sites in the region that the U.S. was using as staging grounds for its operations.

The U.S. Central Command said in a statement that Iran had also launched missiles and drones at Bahrain on Wednesday, as well as at civilian mariners in nearby waters. Those attacks did not hit their targets, the military said.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps said it had targeted the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an American vessel it identified as the Panaya.

Kuwaiti authorities said on Wednesday that the attack on Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal 1 had killed an Indian resident of the country and wounded at least 63 other people. The attack included 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones, they said.

In recent years, U.S. forces have operated out of a site within that airport complex, but it was unclear if they are still doing so or if that site was the intended target.

Satellite imagery provided by Airbus DS from Wednesday morning showed a hole in the roof of a terminal and other damage. That corresponded with the damage seen in video footage verified by The New York Times showing flames and dense smoke inside the terminal, with people rushing away from the area.

By early afternoon local time, some flights had resumed from a different terminal.

Here’s what else we’re covering:

• U.S.-Israel relations: President Trump said in an interview with The New York Post published Wednesday that he had used expletives in a recent phone conversation with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel but said they have a broadly positive relationship. In a separate interview, Mr. Netanyahu acknowledged what he described as “tactical disagreements” with the president but said the two men “always find a way to work them out.”

• Ayatollah meeting: Mr. Trump also told The Post he hoped to meet with Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, “at some point.” It was far from clear whether the hard-line ayatollah — who is believed to have been injured in U.S.-Israeli strikes and has not been seen in public for months — would be willing to meet with Mr. Trump.

• Lebanon fighting: Israel continued to target the Iranian-backed, Lebanese group Hezbollah on Wednesday, killing at least six people in strikes near the southern city of Tyre, Lebanon’s state-run news agency reported. The fighting came even as Israeli and Lebanese officials were scheduled to meet in Washington on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-mediated talks.

• Market reaction: Oil prices rose on Wednesday as military strikes in the Middle East cast doubt on efforts by Iran and the United States to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key oil and gas shipping route.