{"id":712208,"date":"2026-06-03T12:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712208\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T12:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T12:32:10","slug":"live-updates-iran-war-news-kuwaits-airport-attacked-as-fresh-iran-us-strikes-strain-ceasefire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/712208\/","title":{"rendered":"Live updates: Iran war news; Kuwait\u2019s airport attacked as fresh Iran-US strikes strain ceasefire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>       <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/2024-06-15t151501z-415062713-rc2qb8av0kek-rtrmadp-3-ukraine-crisis-summit-20260603094955967.JPG\" alt=\"Diplomatic advisor to the United Arab Emirates President Anwar Gargash in Lucerne, Switzerland, on June 15, 2024.\" class=\"image__dam-img image__dam-img--loading\" onload=\"this.classList.remove('image__dam-img--loading')\" onerror=\"imageLoadError(this)\" height=\"1421\" width=\"2000\" loading=\"lazy\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi2bo00023j6sapqxhe7q@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The United Arab Emirates has called for a unified response from Gulf nations to ongoing attacks by Iran.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94b00043j6sn6zxur7x@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Early Wednesday, Iranian missiles and drones targeted Bahrain and Kuwait, which Tehran said was in response to US strikes against coastal installations in Iran.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c00053j6s5ifzh0c1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            An Iranian strike aimed at Kuwait killed one person and injured others at the country\u2019s international airport, according to Kuwait\u2019s Foreign Ministry. Video showed extensive damage inside a passenger terminal.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c00063j6skg438t90@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UAE Foreign Ministry <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/mofauae\/status\/2062093680140509551?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">said<\/a> it \u201cstrongly condemns the Iranian terrorist attacks that targeted Bahrain.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c00073j6s1vywwazq@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cIn light of the repeated Iranian aggression\u201d against Bahrain and Kuwait, \u201cthere must be a firm, unified, and cohesive Gulf stance,\u201d said Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the UAE presidency.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c00083j6syajnrz9f@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cNo Gulf state should be left to face targeting alone, as the security of the Arab Gulf states is interconnected, their interests are shared, and their fate is one,\u201d Gargash said in a post on <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AnwarGargash\/status\/2062076946675343415?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">X<\/a>.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c00093j6stm1jh9re@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cThis aggression does not target a specific state, but rather all of us.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c000a3j6saw7uvrrz@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            The UAE has consistently argued for a tougher collective response by members of the Gulf Cooperation Council in the face of continuing Iranian attacks.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c000b3j6sbgux1ei1@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201c\u200bEnough with the condemning statements against the Iranian regime\u2019s terrorism towards our sisters Kuwait and Bahrain without a firm stance as a unified bloc,\u201d wrote Sultan Al-Nuaimi, Director General of the Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research (ECSSR) on X Wednesday.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c000c3j6shyv7p2dy@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            \u201cYes to dialogue and diplomatic solutions, but from a position of strength, not appeasement that the Iranian regime interprets as weakness,\u201d Al-Nuaimi wrote.\n    <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph inline-placeholder vossi-paragraph\" data-uri=\"cms.cnn.com\/_components\/paragraph\/instances\/cmpxvi94c000d3j6sqdh88cas@published\" data-editable=\"text\" data-component-name=\"paragraph\" data-article-gutter=\"true\">\n            Qatar\u2019s Foreign Ministry affirmed the Emirate\u2019s \u201ctotal rejection of targeting civilian objects and vital facilities,\u201d and said the region must be spared \u201cfrom the consequences of unjustified attacks.\u201d\n    <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The United Arab Emirates 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