Posted on 06/03/2026 7:01:55 AM PDT by DFG
Iran launched a deadly new set of attacks in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday as it traded strikes with the United States, the latest exchange to threaten the fragile ceasefire and stalled peace talks between the two countries.
One person was killed and flights were suspended in Kuwait, officials said, after missile and drone strikes including an attack on its international airport. The U.S. military said it shot down Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck Iran’s Qeshm Island a day earlier.
Repeated military exchanges between Washington and Tehran, as well as Israel’s escalating campaign in Lebanon, have added strain to efforts to end the war and reopen the crucial trade route. The two sides offered mixed messages on the status of talks, with President Donald Trump insisting they were ongoing after Iran signaled it may walk away.
In a taped interview that aired Wednesday, Trump acknowledged calling Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “crazy” during a terse call about Lebanon earlier this week. Trump also said it was “unlikely” the U.S. blockade of Iran would still be in place by Labor Day, adding that he believed the situation would “resolve itself fairly quickly.”
He warned that he would ultimately have to make a “determination: do we sign a deal or we do it the other way? And the other way is not nice.”
The latest flare up in the conflict saw Kuwait report early Wednesday that one person had been killed in an Iranian drone attack. A further 63 people were injured, according to the Kuwaiti Health Ministry.
The attack caused significant damage to Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport, Defense Ministry spokesman Col. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan said, with all air traffic briefly suspended as a result.
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Is Big Mo callin’ the shots? Time for Big Mo ta go.
The ceasefire is not “shaky”. It is ended.
Iranian leadership believes they are fulfilling prophecy. They are not interested in real negotiations. The only way to defeat them is to completely wipe out everyone that holds that belief. That is not likely to happen quickly.
“adding that he believed the situation would “resolve itself fairly quickly.””
Well that’s a relief.
Thanks for posting.
Video
Scenes at Kuwait International Airport after an Iranian missile and drone attack
https://rumble.com/shorts/v7aripk
Globalist semantics. Camel humpers can do whatever they want, we cannot.
The administration needs to stop using words like “ceasefire.” The Iranians are masters of playing games. They are in a constant state of simultaneous war and negotiation. The administration needs to have the same mindset. Negotiate while bombing the s___t out of the IRGC and any Iranian military asset that could threaten the free flow of oil through the straits. Negotiate while completely destroying every single IRGC asset. Do not stop destroying the IRGC. That is the only thing that will get them to stop.
Trump is right here. Cut off their oil and both Iran and China are finished.
Trump has become a pussycat
There's no small number of people here who tell me that the creation of the secular state of Israel in 1948 is the fulfillment of prophecy as well.
The sooner the US can extricate itself from the ME and avoid anything but a superficial relationship with any country fulfilling any kind of prophecy, the better off we will be.
Trump is being tested now. The Iranian leaders do not care about their own people—To them death is a trip to paradise and pleasure as Allah’s darlings. All they must do is hold out and let Democrats do their evil work. They will take down Trump for the Iranians. Have you seen the “86-47” flag?
The real Enemy is in the Homeland. The war must be brought to an end quickly.
HE IS WAY TOO NICE
Odd that it doesn’t mention this attack was in retaliation for attacks on Iran from Kuwait.
Who kidnapped Trump and replaced him with a copy.
Ceasefire? WHAT ceasefire?……it’s time to really lower the BOOM! on those spawns of Satan. Enough pussyfooting around!
If we were going to crack down on Iran, the time was yesterday. Or two months ago.
These weeks of ceasefires and supposed negotiations are an embarrassment.
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