Explosion heard in the area of Iran's Qeshm Island, Mehr news agency says Explosions were heard in the area of Iran's Qeshm Island early on Wednesday, Mehr news agency reported, citing local sources and residents.
Washington, DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has asserted that Israel and Lebanon remain capable of securing a peace treaty within a matter of days, pointing to the presence of Hezbollah as the sole barrier to an agreement, as delegations from both nations commenced a fourth round of diplomatic discussions in the American capital.
Washington, DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has mounted a firm defence of Washington's military approach toward Tehran, asserting that Iran had sought to develop its conventional arms infrastructure as a 'shield' to safeguard its nuclear ambitions.
Kuwait says air defences repelling hostile missile and drone attacks Kuwait's army said on Wednesday that air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks and urged the public to follow security and safety instructions issued by the relevant authorities. Any sounds of explosions heard were the result of interceptions, the army added.
The action against Nobitex and several of its executives accused it of helping the government evade sanctions and finance militants.
Lebanon says Israeli strikes on south kill five, wound hospital staff Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon on Tuesday killed five people, including a child, and wounded 48, the Lebanese health ministry said. Those wounded in the strikes across the south included "a doctor and five employees of Tebnine Governmental Hospital, which sustained damage in yet another episode of the series of attacks carried out by the Israeli enemy against hospitals and health centres", the ministry said in a statement.
Washington DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has expressed confidence in the nation's global position, declaring that the United States remains the world's only 'true superpower' as tensions continue across West Asia.
US says it fired on, disabled ship violating Iran port blockade US forces fired a missile at a ship that was attempting to sail to an Iranian port in violation of an American blockade, disabling the vessel, the US military said on Tuesday. The Botswana-flagged M/T Lexie - an unladen oil tanker - "ignored repeated warnings" over a 24-hour period, and an American warplane "ultimately disabled the vessel by firing a Hellfire missile into the ship's engine room," the US military's Central Command said in a statement.
Abu Dhabi [UAE], June 3 (ANI): International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director-General Rafael Grossi has confirmed that the global nuclear watchdog is extending comprehensive support to the United Arab Emirates following an official visit to the nuclear power facility that was targeted in a drone strike last month, according to a report by Al Jazeera.
US watching Iran's World Cup delegation for IRGC links, Rubio says US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told lawmakers on Tuesday that the US would not let Iranians with ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) "embed" themselves in the country's delegation to take part in the soccer World Cup that begins this month. The Iranian team will play matches in the United States but will be based in Mexico for the tournament. Despite the war that the US and Israel launched against Iran in late February, Rubio said Washington had "no problem" with the Iranian soccer team and its support staff entering the country.
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KUWAIT, 3rd June, 2026 (WAM) -- The Kuwaiti Cabinet has strongly condemned the repeated Iranian missile and drone attacks that targeted Kuwaiti territory last Thursday and on Monday.
Iran's national football team has received visas for its World Cup preparations in Mexico, but the US visas needed for its group-stage matches have yet to be finalized, Iranian sports outlet Varzesh 3 reported on Tuesday.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both aged 53, given 10-year sentences in February after being convicted of espionage A British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family has said. Craig and Lindsay Foreman, both aged 53, were handed 10-year prison sentences in February after being convicted of espionage, which they both deny. Continue reading...
Rubio says US will only provide sanctions relief to Iran in exchange for nuclear concessions US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that Iran would only receive sanctions relief if it surrenders its nuclear programme, brushing aside Tehran’s demands to obtain economic relief as part of a phased ceasefire. "Iran is being sanctioned because they've highly enriched uranium. Iran is being sanctioned because of their nuclear activities; if they agree to give up those things, there will be sanctions relief,” Rubio told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday.
Tehran [Iran], June 3 (ANI): Iranian authorities have announced plans to conduct a three-day public funeral for former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed during the opening day of the US-Israeli war against Iran, according to reports carried by state media. The administrative arrangements for the multi-city commemorations were outlined by Tehran Deputy Mayor Mohammad Amin Tavakoli-Zadeh.
Washington, DC [US], June 3 (ANI): US President Donald Trump has dismissed media reports suggesting that diplomatic negotiations between Washington and Tehran have stalled, maintaining that dialogue persists despite intensifying geopolitical friction across the Middle East.
US sanctions Iran's largest crypto exchange over IRGC links The US announced sanctions on Nobitex, Iran’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange, on Tuesday, accusing it of enabling the Iranian government and blacklisted state institutions to circumvent western sanctions. The new sanctions follow a Reuters investigation published on 1 May, which showed how Nobitex had become a central node in a parallel financial system used to process hundreds of millions of dollars for Iran’s central bank and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The report also revealed how Nobitex continued operating even after the government-imposed internet shutdown, processing millions of dollars of transactions.
TEL AVIV, Israel: Benjamin Netanyahu is facing criticism at home after U. S. President Donald Trump said Israel would stop plans to attack Iran-backed Hezbollah in Beirut.
Israel's new Mossad chief Roman Gofman took office Tuesday with a clear message: the campaign against Tehran is far from over, as Israel's outgoing spy chief and prime minister openly framed regime change in Iran as an achievable goal.
