U.S., Iran Exchange Strikes While Ceasefire Talks Continue

The U.S. military carried out additional strikes on Iranian targets Tuesday after Iran launched missiles and drones toward Kuwait and Bahrain. U.S. Central Command said its forces hit an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island and other sites.

It stated that all Iranian missiles aimed at regional neighbors failed to reach their targets and that no U.S. personnel were harmed. Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the U.S. Navy's 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain in response to a U.S. missile strike on an oil tanker heading toward Iran.

Kuwait suspended commercial flights after Iranian drones struck Kuwait International Airport, injuring several people. The airport had reopened June 1 after an earlier closure linked to the conflict.

President Trump said talks with Iran have continued without interruption. He wrote on Truth Social that conversations took place four days ago, three days ago, two days ago, one day ago, and today. Iran's Tasnim news agency reported that Tehran stopped communicating with mediators until Israel halts fighting against Hezbollah in Lebanon.

Hezbollah exchanged fire overnight despite an earlier announcement that both sides had agreed to stop attacks ahead of new talks in Washington. Hezbollah official Mahmud Qomati said the group will not accept a partial ceasefire that spares Beirut's southern suburbs while allowing continued Israeli operations elsewhere.

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres proposed three options for the future of the U.N. peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, ranging from 1,980 to 5,525 personnel, to monitor the Blue Line after the current mandate ends Dec. 31.