LiveLive Updates June 03, 2026Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeJune 03, 2026Gulf hostilities flare as U.S. intercepts Iranian missiles, strikes Qeshm IslandGulf hostilities flared anew on Wednesday, with the U.S. military saying Iranian missile attacks on Bahrain, Kuwait and other regional targets were either thwarted or failed.Two Iranian missiles shot at Kuwait fell short or broke apart in flight, while several ballistic missiles aimed at regional targets failed and three missiles heading for Bahrain were intercepted, U.S. Central Command said.Central Command said the U.S. military also downed Iranian drones targeting civilian ships in regional waters and U.S. forces in Kuwait, and carried out strikes on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz following attempted attacks by Iran.According to Iranian state media, the country's Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) attacked the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters, located in Bahrain, as well as an airbase and helicopters in an unspecified regional country using missiles and drones in response to what the IRGC described as a U.S. attack on a communications tower south of Qeshm.Central Command said all the attacks failed and that U.S. forces remained ready to repel "unwarranted Iranian aggression."Lebanese Health Ministry: Five killed, 48 wounded in Israeli strikes on towns in southern LebanonThe aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. Credit: AFP/KAWNAT HAJUThe aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern city of Tyre, on June 2, 2026. Credit: AFP/KAWNAT HAJUThe Lebanese Health Ministry said Wednesday that five people were killed and 48 wounded in Israeli strikes on the towns of Burj al-Chamali, Ebba and Tebnine in southern Lebanon on Tuesday.In the NewsGulf Hostilities Flare as U.S. Intercepts Iranian Missiles, Strikes Qeshm IslandPro-Palestinian Doctor Who Volunteered in Gaza Set to Win NJ Democratic PrimaryIDF Officials: U.S. Intervention in Lebanon Creates Uncertainty in War PlanningIsrael Begins Seizing Palestinian Land Around West Bank Archeological SiteIsraeli Soldiers Are Risking Their Lives for a Far-right MK's Photo OpRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael 2026 Election Poll Tracker: The Latest ProjectionsFar-right Israeli Ministers Join Thousands at Israel Day Parade in New YorkWho Built the Biblical-era Fortresses in the Deserts of Israel and Jordan?UN Report Accuses Israeli Forces of Rape, Sexual Abuse of Palestinian DetaineesNot Lapid or Bennett: Could This Former IDF Chief Be Israel's Next Leader?Pentagon Leaks Signal U.S. Effort to Blame Israel for Risks of Renewed Iran War