He added that it was not over with Iran<\/a> but that Tehran was weakened.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Key events<\/p>\n Netanyahu downplays Trump row after US president confirms heated phone call<\/p>\n Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> downplayed on Wednesday a row with US president Donald Trump, saying they both were aligned on the goal of disarming Hezbollah in order to achieve peace between Israel and Lebanon.<\/p>\n Trump confirmed in an interview published on Wednesday in the New York Post that he had a tense exchange with Netanyahu two days prior, in which he reportedly berated his close ally with expletives.<\/p>\n Netanyahu downplayed the dispute in an interview with US television channel CNBC, saying he and Trump were on the same page when it came to tackling Lebanese militant group Hezbollah.<\/p>\n Hezbollah \u201cis an Iranian proxy that puts all the citizens of Lebanon<\/a> at gunpoint and uses Lebanon as a platform to launch terror missiles into our cities, to launch killer drones against our civilians\u201d, Netanyahu said in the interview.<\/p>\n \u201cAnd so if we want to save Lebanon, if we want to get a Lebanese-Israeli peace, as I do, we have to disarm Hezbollah and we have to demilitarise Lebanon. And I know that this is a goal that the president and I share, and that\u2019s what we have to do.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a012.07 EDT<\/p>\n Smoke rises from the area after the Israeli army violated the ceasefire and launched an airstrike on the Arid Debbin area, in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n Smoke rises from the area after the Israeli army violated the ceasefire and launched an airstrike on the Arid Debbin area in the Marjayoun district of southern Lebanon on June 3, 2026. Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty ImagesShare<\/a>Netanyahu says Trump will decide on return to full-scale action against Iran<\/p>\n Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a> on Wednesday said in an interview with CNBC that any full-scale return to military action against Iran would be president Donald Trump\u2019s decision, adding that US and Israeli forces are ready.<\/p>\n He added that it was not over with Iran<\/a> but that Tehran was weakened.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Kuwait said on Wednesday that its territory and airspace were not used to attack \u201cany country\u201d, denying Iranian claims that the United States launched strikes from there.<\/p>\n The denial came as Kuwait summoned Iran\u2019s charge d\u2019affaires, with deputy foreign minister Hamad Suleiman Al-Mashaan issuing \u201cKuwait\u2019s categorical rejection of the use of its territory or airspace in any hostile acts against any country, emphasizing that the false Iranian claims are baseless and do not rely on evidence\u201d, a ministry statement said.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Here are some of the latest images from Lebanon<\/a>, where fighting between Israel and Hezbollah show no signs of relenting:<\/p>\n The aftermath of Israeli airstrikes in the Burj al-Chamali area near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. Photograph: Kawnat Haju\/AFP\/Getty ImagesA mourner leans over a casket during the funeral of Lebanese parents Hassan Abdullah and Hanan Shehab and their children Leen, Ali, Ibraheem and Julia, who were killed in an Israeli strike, in Wardaniyeh, Lebanon. Photograph: Aziz Taher\/ReutersLebanese security forces stand next to a tow truck removing a vehicle whose passengers were killed in an Israeli drone strike on the Khaldeh highway at the southern entrance to Beirut. Photograph: Fadel Itani\/AFP\/Getty ImagesSmoke rises in Lebanon following an Israeli strike, as seen from Marjayoun. Photograph: ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n The Lebanese armed forces said a soldier was killed \u201cas a result of being targeted by an Israeli raid\u201d while he was travelling between the towns of Nabatieh and Kfar Tebnit in southern Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n The state-run National News Agency reported at least six people in southern Lebanon were killed by Israeli drone strikes, while Israel<\/a> said it intercepted a hostile aircraft likely fired by Hezbollah.<\/p>\n Smoke billows from southern Lebanon, following Israeli strikes, as seen from Nabatieh. Photograph: ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a009.46 EDT<\/p>\n A statement from Iran\u2019s foreign ministry blamed Kuwait and Bahrain for the attacks on them, condemning what it called the \u201ccolonialist use by the United States of the territory and infrastructure of countries in the region to advance its aggressive plans against Iran\u201d. It said the incident \u201cemphasises the direct and unmistakable responsibility of the leaders of Kuwait and Bahrain for last night\u2019s acts of aggression\u201d.<\/p>\n The military adviser to Iran\u2019s supreme leader threatened more missile and drone strikes should the US renew its attacks on Iran.<\/p>\n \u201cEvery shot fired and every attack will be met with a deluge of missiles and drones,\u201d Mohsen Rezaee posted on X, adding that \u201cthe aggressor will swiftly be punished\u201d.<\/p>\n Read more:<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n The Kuwaiti defence ministry said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 drones launched by Iran<\/a> today.<\/p>\n A drone and missile attack on Kuwait\u2019s international airport killed one person, which Kuwaiti authorities identified as an Indian national. It is the first reported death in a Gulf state since the US and Iran agreed to a ceasefire in April.<\/p>\n Here are some images on the newswires, taken from a video posted on social media, appearing to show the damage at the airport after the attack:<\/p>\n Photograph: UGC\/UNKNOWN\/AFP\/Getty Images Photograph: UGC\/UNKNOWN\/AFP\/Getty Images Photograph: UGC\/UNKNOWN\/AFP\/Getty Images Photograph: Social Media\/ReutersShare<\/a><\/p>\n The Israeli military said it intercepted two projectiles that crossed into Israeli territory from Lebanon<\/a> on Wednesday, after earlier announcing the interception of a \u201chostile aircraft\u201d that had also crossed into Israel.<\/p>\n \u201cFollowing the sirens that sounded a short while ago in the area of Misgav Am, the Israeli Air Force intercepted two projectiles that crossed from Lebanon into Israeli territory,\u201d the military said, referring to a community on the northern border.<\/p>\n Israeli officials have warned the military will strike Beirut\u2019s southern suburbs if Hezbollah launches projectiles targeting Israeli communities in the north, a stance they say has backing from Washington.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Lebanon\u2019s health ministry said two paramedics were killed on Wednesday in an Israeli strike on the country\u2019s south, with at least 130 emergency and health workers now killed since the Israel-Hezbollah war began in March.<\/p>\n A ministry statement said that \u201cthe Israeli enemy directly targeted an ambulance belonging to the Risala Scouts Association\u201d, which is affiliated with Hezbollah ally the Amal movement, adding that \u201cthis resulted in the martyrdom of two paramedics and left a third with highly critical injuries.\u201d<\/p>\n The ministry circulated pictures of a badly damaged ambulance, with medical masks spilling out of the vehicle and scattered on the road.<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump: ‘If it wasn’t for me, there would be no Israel,’<\/p>\n In more comments to the New York Post, Trump scoffed at claims that he was tricked by Netanyahu into joining the war against Iran<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cHe tricked me? I\u2019m the one who started it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cI started because we can\u2019t let them [Iran] have a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n \u201cNow that pertains to Israel<\/a>, because they probably would have been the first one to get hit. There would be no Israel. Tell you what, if there wasn\u2019t me, there would be no Israel right now.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.56 EDT<\/p>\n Kuwait\u2019s health ministry said 63 people were injured in an Iranian drone strike on the country\u2019s airport this morning. Earlier, Kuwaiti authorities said one person was killed in the attack.<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.44 EDT<\/p>\n ‘We don’t need boots on the ground now,’ says Trump<\/p>\n Trump said the US \u201cdoes not need\u201d its forces on the ground in Iran<\/a>, claiming his war was going well without the need to send troops.<\/p>\n \u201cWe don\u2019t need boots on the ground now,\u201d he told the New York Post. \u201cWe wiped out much of their [Iran\u2019s] military with just bombing. We didn\u2019t put anybody in the ground.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Trump says he was ‘perturbed’ by Netanyahu ‘constantly fighting with Lebanon’<\/p>\n Trump seemed to have confirmed reports that he had a heated phone call with Israeli prime minister <\/a>Benjamin Netanyahu<\/a>, in which he apparently swore at him and said he was \u201cfucking crazy\u201d.<\/p>\n When asked by the New York Post whether he spoke to Netanyahu in those terms, Trump said: \u201cI did, I wouldn\u2019t say angry, I was a little bit perturbed at his constantly fighting with Lebanon<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cYou know, at some point I said, Bibi, we\u2019ve got to stop this. We\u2019ve got to stop it. But I have a very good relationship [with Netanyahu]. We\u2019ve done well together.\u201d<\/p>\n Donald Trump points his finger towards Benjamin Netanyahu during a press conference at Trump\u2019s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, in December. Photograph: Jonathan Ernst\/ReutersShare<\/a>Trump: Iran has agreed to have no nuclear weapon<\/p>\n Commenting on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme, Trump claimed Tehran has agreed to not obtain a nuclear weapon.<\/p>\n He told the New York Post: \u201cWe can\u2019t let them have a nuclear weapon, and they\u2019ve already agreed they\u2019re not going to have a nuclear weapon.\u201d<\/p>\n When pressed further, he said: \u201cOh, yeah, they\u2019ve agreed to that. I mean, they can change their mind, but that was one of the things they had to agree. They\u2019ve agreed to that. That was the big thing.\u201d<\/p>\n There was no immediate comment from Iran, but the nuclear issue has long remained a major bone of contention in talks between Tehran and Washington.<\/p>\n US secretary of state Marco Rubio told a congressional hearing yesterday that Iran has agreed to negotiate aspects of its nuclear programme that it had refused to discuss even a month ago. You can read more on that here:<\/p>\n Share<\/a>Iran supreme leader involved in talks to end the war, says Trump<\/p>\n Donald Trump said Iran\u2019s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei<\/a>, is involved in talks to end the war and that he would \u201clike to meet him\u201d.<\/p>\n Khamenei has not been seen in public since the Iran<\/a> war began, and has only addressed the nation through written statements read out by television anchors. US officials have claimed Khamenei was incapacitated or undergoing treatment for severe injuries sustained in the same bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s involved. Absolutely,\u201d the US president told the New York Post. \u201cYeah, I think they have a lot of respect for him.\u201d<\/p>\n When asked about Khamenei\u2019s condition, Trump said: \u201cI don\u2019t know, I haven\u2019t had the privilege of meeting him.\u201d<\/p>\n He added: \u201cIf you believe the stories he is, you know, missing a lot of different parts.\u201d<\/p>\n Trump was asked whether he would meet with Khamenei, he replied: \u201cYeah, I\u2019d like to meet him. I\u2019d like to meet everybody \u2026 We probably will meet at some point, depending on how it all works out.\u201d<\/p>\n Share<\/a><\/p>\n Updated at\u00a007.26 EDT<\/p>\n Opening summary: Trump claims Iran agreed to no nuclear weapon and supreme leader involved in talks<\/p>\n Hello and welcome to the Guardian\u2019s continuing coverage of the crisis in the Middle East.<\/p>\n Donald Trump has claimed Iran has agreed it will not have a nuclear weapon and that the country\u2019s supreme leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, is involved in negotiations with the US.<\/p>\n The bold claims were made during an interview on the New York Post\u2019s Pod Force One podcast published this morning, as violence erupted in the Gulf once again after the US and Iran<\/a> exchanged a series of strikes.<\/p>\n A man walks past a billboard carrying a picture of Iran\u2019 supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei in Tehran, Iran. Photograph: AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n The US president also suggested that he might meet Khamenei \u201cat some point\u201d and that he would \u201clike to meet him\u201d. US officials have long claimed Khamenei sustained serious injuries in the same bombing that killed his father, Ali Khamenei, on the first day of the war.<\/p>\n Trump\u2019s remarks follow comments made by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, at a congressional hearing yesterday that there were indications Khamenei was taking a bigger part in peace talks despite not being seen publicly since the war began on 28 February. Rubio will appear before the House committee on foreign affairs for another hearing today.<\/p>\n Also today:<\/p>\n One person was killed and several people were injured in an Iranian drone attack that targeted Kuwait\u2019s airport, according to authorities and state media. Flights were suspended this morning but some later resumed after the country\u2019s civil aviation authority said it assessed the damage at the airport.<\/p>\n The attack came hours after US forces fired a Hellfire missile to disable a tanker<\/a> attempting to break through the American blockade of the strait of Hormuz, and later said they repelled Iranian reprisal attacks in the region and attacked sites on Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island.<\/p>\n Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said it attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain with missiles and drones in response to the strike on Qeshm, a claim the US military\u2019s Central Command (Centcom) denied.<\/p>\n Centcom said two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait \u201cfell short or broke apart enroute\u201d, and that three missiles targeting Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahrain.<\/p>\n US forces also said they shot down three one-way attack drones \u201claunched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters\u201d but gave no further details.<\/p>\n In Lebanon:<\/p>\n![\"Lorenzo](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Lorenzo_Tondo.jpg\")
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