This live blog follows the latest developments across the Middle East crisis, including regional diplomacy, maritime security, ceasefire negotiations, and economic fallout.
Catch up: Yesterday’s top developments
- Lebanon PM tells Iran to stop treating country as 'bargaining chip'
- Iran dismisses idea of Trump meeting supreme leader
- Trump claims Iran has ’21, 22 percent’ of its missiles left
- US approves potential $1.98bn sale of counter-drone equipment to Kuwait
- US strikes Iran’s coastal surveillance radar: Centcom
Air raid alert sounded in Bahrain: interior ministry
Published: June 5, 2026 | 02:15 GMT | by AFP
An air raid alert was issued in Bahrain, the Gulf country's interior ministry said Saturday, after new US airstrikes in Iran and Kuwait's announcement of intercepting missiles and drones.
"The siren has been sounded ..Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the ministry said on X.
Iran Guards say targeted US bases in Gulf: state media
Published: June 5, 2026 | 02:05 GMT | by AFP
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said Saturday they hit "enemy bases" in the Gulf, state media reported, after US forces said they struck radar sites in Iran.
"Following the invasion of the child-killing and terrorist US army into Sirik and Qeshm Island, enemy bases in the region were hit by aerial missiles," state broadcaster IRIB reported, quoting the Guards.
Kuwait says responding to 'hostile' missile and drone attacks
Published: June 5, 2026 | 01:30 GMT | by AFP
Kuwait's military said early Saturday it was responding to "hostile" missile and drone attacks, days after a strike on the country's international airport killed one and wounded dozens.
"Kuwaiti air defenses are currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks," the military said on X, without specifying their origin.
"The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces confirms that any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks," the Kuwait Army added.
US strikes Iran’s coastal surveillance radar: Centcom
Published: June 5, 2026 | 00:10 GMT | by Web Desk
US forces struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island, said a statement from Central Command.
“CENTCOM forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz,” the statement added, “US forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island to defend against further attacks.”
Trump claims Iran has '21, 22 percent' of its missiles left
Published: June 5, 2026 | 23:45 GMT | by Web Desk
Trump has told NBC News that Iran retains only about 21 to 22 percent of its missile capability after the US “totally destroyed” the country’s military.
“I would say, percentage-wise, maybe 21, 22 percent of their missiles,” he said, during an interview with NBC’s Meet the Press programme that was shared online.
Israel kills infant in West Bank
Published: June 5, 2026 | 19:40 GMT | by Web Desk/AFP
Israeli gunfire killed a Palestinian infant and wounded his parents on Friday in the south of the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry reported.
Sam Fahd Abou Haikal, aged seven months, died, and his parents were lightly injured "after the occupation forces opened fire on them on Friday evening" in the south of the city of Hebron, the ministry said. The Israeli army did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Israeli military in a statement said that its troops “sensed that a vehicle was accelerating toward them” and opened fire.
“From an initial investigation, it appears that these were uninvolved civilians,” the military said, adding that the incident was under investigation.
Hamas also released a statement condemning the incident, calling on the international community to immediately exert pressure on Israel to “stop its ongoing crimes” against Palestinians.
The Wafa news agency reported that the boy’s father was shot in the hand while his mother was hit with the bullet that went into Sam’s jaw. The family was on its way to visit Sam’s grandmother at the time of the fatal shooting.
Read our June 5 live blog for earlier developments here
