Iran Fires Missiles at Israel; U.S. Intercepts Some Over Kuwait

U.S. m. Tehran time on June 1 2026. No American personnel were harmed. U.S. Forces from Iranian aggression while supporting the ongoing ceasefire. U.S. airbase in response to American strikes on Iranian radar and command sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island over the weekend.

The IRGC said designated targets were destroyed and warned that further attacks would bring a much stronger response. U.S. MQ-1 drone over international waters.

U.S. fighter aircraft eliminated Iranian air defenses, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones during those operations. The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry condemned the June 1 missile attacks and holds Iran fully responsible.

U.S. The agency added that Iran and the resistance front have resolved to completely block the Strait of Hormuz and activate other fronts including the Bab al-Mandeb Strait. Iran has been allowing some ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz through a system of fees paid for environmental and other services.

U.S. Central Command has helped guide the passage of about 70 commercial vessels through the strait in the three weeks ending May 31 2026. Most of those transits occurred closer to Oman than Iran, and most vessels transited with their transponders off.

The strait has been largely closed to most traffic by Iran since shortly after the launch of Operation Epic Fury on February 28 2026. Since that date, the UK Maritime Trade Operations has received 53 reports of incidents affecting vessels in the Arabian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and Gulf of Oman, including 29 reported attacks, 22 reported suspicious activities, and two reported hijackings.

U.S. Aircraft fired an AGM-114 Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Gambia-flagged M/V Lian Star after issuing more than 20 warnings. U.S. forces have disabled five commercial vessels and redirected 116 vessels to enforce the blockade of Iranian ports.

A cargo vessel was hit by an unknown projectile on its starboard side about 40 nautical miles southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq, on June 1 2026, causing a large explosion with no immediate reported environmental impact. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu instructed the IDF on June 1 2026 to strike terrorist targets in the Dahieh section of Beirut if Hezbollah does not stop firing at Israeli cities and citizens.

The IDF captured Beaufort Castle in southern Lebanon on May 31 2026 and is operating north of the Litani River for the first time since withdrawing from southern Lebanon in 2000.

President Donald Trump stated on June 1 2026 that he had not heard from Iranians that they were suspending talks and that going silent would be very good. He said he is willing to wait as long as Iran wants, will keep the blockade, and that Iran is losing a fortune.

Oil prices reached a high of more than $114 per barrel in early May 2026. m. EDT on June 1 2026, the price was closing in on $100 per barrel after dropping to a little more than $91 per barrel.

Saudi Arabia is rerouting its oil exports through pipelines to the Red Sea while the Strait of Hormuz is closed.