Donald Trump has said he is “moving fast” on Iran and claimed its military is “totally destroyed”.
In a preview clip of a NBC interview, the US president also claimed he knows “exactly” how many missiles Iran has left, but refused to give a figure.
“I’m moving very fast, I’m into three months,” he said. “Vietnam lasted 19 years, I’m into my third month. We have totally destroyed their military.”
He added Iran has “maybe 21 or 22 per cent” of their missiles left, saying it is “a lot of missiles, but not what it was when we first attacked”.
It comes after the US military said it downed six Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards its Gulf allies, while a seventh missile failed to reach its target.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps said it targeted a US airbase in Kuwait and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media.
The attack came on Friday just hours after the US military also shot down four Iranian attack drones headed towards the Strait of Hormuz, with US Central Command saying they “posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic”.
Key Points
- US downs Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Kuwait and Bahrain
- Trump boasts about US naval blockade
- Trump says US 'largely finished' Iran war
- US shoots down four Iranian drones bound for Strait of Hormuz
- Two men guilty of stabbing Iranian journalist in London
Trump says he is 'moving fast' on Iran but declines to say how many missiles are elft
11:31 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Donald Trump has said he is “moving fast” on Iran and claimed its military is “totally destroyed” - but declined to say how many missiles he believes Tehran has.
In a preview clip of an NBC interview, the US president claimed he knows “exactly” how many missiles Iran has left, but refused to give a figure.
“I’m moving very fast, I’m into three months,” he said. “Vietnam lasted 19 years, I’m into my third month. We have totally destroyed their military.”
He added Iran has “maybe 21 or 22 per cent” of their missiles left, saying it is “a lot of missiles, but not what it was when we first attacked”.
When asked to give a ballpark figure, he declines.
Russia's Sechin accuses US companies of benefitting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz
11:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Rosneft Chief Executive Igor Sechin has said US energy companies are benefitting from the closure of the Strait of Hormuz and accused Washington of trying to change the fundamental contours of the global energy markets to suit US interests.
Iran blockaded the Strait, the main route for about a fifth of world oil supplies and other vital goods including fertilisers, after the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in February. The US has blockaded Iranian ports.
The closues of the Strait has rattled global markets, sending oil prices to multi-year highs, stoking global inflation and undermining economic growth world-wide.
Speaking at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Mr Sechin, a long-standing ally of President Vladimir Putin, also said that the OPEC+ group of leading oil producers has lost some of its potential with the withdrawal of the United Arab Emirates from the alliance.
"The closure of the Strait of Hormuz is an attempt to reshape global energy market regulations to benefit the United States. The measures taken to block the strait were aimed at Iran, but backfired on the entire world. The strategic risks were underestimated," Mr Sechin said.
"The main beneficiaries, of course, were American companies, who gained non-competitive advantages and the ability to secure high-cost supplies," he added.
He warned that following Strait of Hormuz closure, other major global routes, such as Malacca, Bad El Mandeb and Gibraltar straits could also be under the risk of disruption.
Watch: US forces down Iranian missiles targeting Kuwait and Bahrain
10:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Iran World Cup players get US visas
10:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Iran's World Cup soccer players have received visas to enter the United States, a US official said days before their first match, but Iranian media said on Saturday that some administrative staff had not gotten their visas.
The White House official told Reuters on Friday, 10 days before Iran plays in Los Angeles, that the players had received their visas, after Iran's ambassador to Mexico, Abolfazl Pasandideh, said on Thursday that they had not received them.
A spokesman for Iran's World Cup federation could not immediately be reached for comment.
Recap: US forces seize sanctioned supertanker in high-seas operation
09:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
US forces intercepted the sanctioned stateless oil tanker Davina overnight on Thursday in the Indian Ocean, the military's Indo-Pacific Command announced on Friday.
It comes as part of Washington's blockade on Iran's sea trade, after Tehran fired on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, and follows multiple US interdictions of commercial and oil tankers in the region recently.
"We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate," the Indo-Pacific Command wrote in an X post.
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U.S. forces seize sanctioned supertanker in high-seas operation
In focus: How Iran’s ‘bazaar style’ negotiation tactic is stalling deal discussions to its benefit
09:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Negotiations between the US and Iran over an end to the war on the country have been languishing in a stalemate for weeks as both sides remain intransigent about key issues including nuclear development and the situation in Lebanon.
The US is insistent that Tehran surrender its right to ever develop highly enriched uranium and appears to have been manoeuvring to install a government more sympathetic to Western interests.
Meanwhile, Iran has said that it will never agree to a deal that does not ensure the sovereignty of Lebanon and its borders from Israel - with Israeli strikes against Hezbollah in Lebanon continuing - and has insisted on its ability to hold on to some nuclear development capabilities.
This has likely not been helped by Iran’s particular “bazaar style” negotiation strategy, which aims to wear down its opponents.
Maira Butt reports:
How Iran’s ‘bazaar style’ negotiation tactic is stalling deal discussions
Iran's foreign minister hits back at Lebanon 'bargaining chip' claims
08:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Iran’s foreign minister Abbas Araghchi has hit back at Lebanon’s president’s claims his country is being used as a “bargaining chip” in Tehran’s negotiations with Washington.
In a post on X, Mr Araghchi wrote the countries would have had a deal “long ago” had Lebanon been a bargaining chip for Iran.
“Save Lebanon from your real foe, Mr. President,” he added.
Based on Mr. Aoun's comments, one would think it's Iran that has occupied 1/5 of Lebanon, displaced 1/4 of Lebanese and bombing his country on daily basis.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) June 6, 2026
Had Lebanon been bargaining chip for Iran, we'd have a deal long ago.
Save Lebanon from your real foe, Mr. President. https://t.co/24OJ9uiIXU
Several Lebanese soldiers killed in Israeli strike in southern Lebanon
08:00 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Several Lebanese soldiers, including an officer, were killed in an Israeli strike targeting their military vehicle on the Khardali-Nabatieh road in south Lebanon, the Lebanese army said on Saturday.
The Lebanese army has historically avoided involvement in confrontations between Hezbollah and Israel and has not engaged Israel in the current conflict.
It comes as fighting continues between Hezbollah and Israel in the south of the country.
Everything you need to know this morning
07:30 , Nicole Wootton-Cane
Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know after the US said it downed six ballistic missiles aimed at Gulf states:
• The US military says it has downed six Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards its Gulf allies, while a seventh missile failed to reach its target
• Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it had targeted US bases and assets in Kuwait and Bahrain
• US forces later struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island along the strait “to defend against further attacks”
• No injuries have currently been reported
Watch: Trump says he does not need deal with Iran to get enriched uranium
07:00 , Rachel Dobkin
Oil executives warn Trump that Iran war will cause gas prices to spike within weeks due to dwindling supplies: report
06:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Several oil industry executives have reportedly privately warned the White House that the ongoing closure of the Strait of Hormuz is straining global oil inventories and could lead to gas price spikes in the coming weeks.
For more than three months, Americans have been forced to confront high gas prices as a result of President Donald Trump’s war with Iran. The conflict has disrupted global oil production because Iran has effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz, through which roughly 34 percent of the world’s oil passes.
But executives from unidentified oil companies have warned senior administration officials in recent weeks that they’re concerned prices could rise further as a result of diminishing oil supplies, four executives told Politico.
Read more from Ariana Baio here:
Oil execs warn Trump that gas prices could spike due to dwindling supplies: report
Iran is using Lebanon as a 'bargaining chip', Lebanon's president says
05:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Lebanon's president has accused Iran of using his country as a “bargaining chip” with their negotiation with the US.
Speaking at the presidential palace in Beirut Joseph Aoun told CNN in an interview that Lebanese people are "fed up" with the war between Israel and the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah.
It comes as Israel and Lebanon agreed to pause fighting, but Hezbollah objected to the agreement.
Aoun told CNN that Iran is “not trying to help us … the people of Lebanon are paying the price … for the sake of your own interest,” adding, “our interests … do not coincide with your interests.”
He added the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) “are using Lebanon as a bargaining chip in their negotiation.”
US downs Iranian ballistic missiles targeting Kuwait and Bahrain
04:16 , Adam Withnall
The US military says it has downed six Iranian ballistic missiles launched towards its Gulf Arab allies.
US Central Command said on social media late on Friday night that Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. The military said there were no reports of harm to American personnel.
Kuwaiti’s military said forces were intercepting missiles and drones attacking the country, while Bahrain activated air raid sirens and told residents to move to the nearest safe location and follow official instructions.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the Ali Al Salem airbase, which hosts US forces in Kuwait, and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in the tiny Gulf island nation of Bahrain, according to the state-run IRNA news agency.
Trump boasts about US naval blockade
04:01 , Rachel Dobkin
US President Donald Trump has boasted about the United States’ naval blockade against Iranian ports.
“The blockade is unbelievable. There's never been a blockade like that”, Trump said at an event in Wisconsin Friday. “We have the greatest military anywhere in the world”.
US Central Command said Friday that American forces have redirected 129 commercial vessels and disabled six more to “ensure compliance” with its blockade.
USS Tripoli (LHA 7) transits the Arabian Sea as the amphibious assault ship supports the ongoing U.S. blockade against Iran. U.S. forces have redirected 129 commercial vessels and disabled 6 to ensure compliance. pic.twitter.com/dxqiwk53YS
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 5, 2026
Trump says US 'largely finished' Iran war
03:00 , Rachel Dobkin
US President Donald Trump has claimed the United States has “largely finished” its war against Iran.
Speaking at an event in Wisconsin Friday, Trump said, “We had to extinguish a nuclear weapon...this was going to be a very capable country that was going to have a massive nuclear presence, and we weren't going to let that happen.
“Nobody wanted that to happen, and we've largely finished that”.
Trump suggested that the war will end with a peace deal or “a more difficult way”.
US shoots down four Iranian drones bound for Strait of Hormuz
02:08 , Michelle L. Price
The US military reported shooting down four Iranian drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday, then striking some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites.
US Central Command stated on social media that "The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic”.
The military is enforcing a blockade on Iranian ports in response to Tehran's restrictions on the vital shipping route for global oil and natural gas exports, a move that has driven up energy prices.
It marks the latest in back-and-forth attacks straining a tenuous ceasefire and efforts to extend that truce.
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US shoots down four Iranian drones bound for Strait of Hormuz
Calls for $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets to be released
01:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
A top Iranian official has said a potential peace deal between the US and Iran is weighted on the Trump administration agreeing to release $24 billion in frozen Iranian assets.
In an interview with CNN Mohsen Rezaei, military adviser to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned the US would “enter into a dark corridor” should it resume fighting.
“The negotiations are at a deadlock and Trump must break this deadlock,” he said.
“The ball is in Trump’s court.”
It comes as Iran reportedly demanded the release of $12 billion in frozen funds after an agreement is signed with the US. This money would be followed by another $12 billion, according to CNN.
But the US has concerns that unfreezing the funds could remove a key leverage point over the regime.
Pictured: Israel strikes southern Lebanon
Saturday 6 June 2026 00:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
Two men guilty of stabbing Iranian journalist in London
Friday 5 June 2026 23:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
Two Romanian men have been convicted in a London court over the stabbing of a journalist from a Persian-language television station, an attack prosecutors say was carried out at the behest of authorities in Tehran.
A jury at Woolwich Crown Court found Nandito Badea, 21, and George Stana, 25, guilty of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Pouria Zeraati, a presenter at London-based Iran International, was stabbed in the leg in March 2024 outside his home in the Wimbledon area of London.
He recovered from the attack and returned to work.
Police said former professional soccer player Badea and another man attacked Zeraati before fleeing in a getaway car driven by Stana and then flying out of the country from Heathrow Airport.
Badea and Stana were arrested in Romania in December 2024 and extradited to the UK.
The third suspect, David Andrei, is the subject of criminal proceedings in Romania.
“This was a targeted and violent attack and it was the prosecution’s case during the trial that it was carried out on behalf of the Iranian regime,” said Chief Superintendent Kris Wright of Counter Terrorism Policing London.
The jury’s verdict does not conclude that the attack was conducted on behalf of Iran, though prosecutors said the judge may determine that when the defendants are sentenced on July 3.
Iran’s senior diplomat in the UK has denied Tehran was behind the attack.
Iran launches drones towards Strait of Hormuz
Friday 5 June 2026 23:20 , Rebecca Whittaker
Iran has launched multiple drones towards the Strait of Hormuz, CNN has reported.
US forces have taken out at least three of them out, according to a United States official.
Recap: US forces board sanctioned vessel in Indian Ocean, Pentagon says
Friday 5 June 2026 23:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
US forces overnight conducted an interdiction of the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean, the Indo-Pacific Command said on Friday.
“We will continue global maritime enforcement to disrupt illicit networks and interdict vessels providing material support to Iran, wherever they operate,” it wrote in an X post.
Washington has imposed a blockade on Iran's trade by sea while Iran has fired on ships to prevent them sailing through the Strait of Hormuz waterway at the entrance to the Middle East Gulf. U.S. forces have intercepted multiple commercial and oil tankers in the Indian Ocean in recent months.
Iran has about 22 per cent of missiles left, according to Trump
Friday 5 June 2026 22:56 , Rebecca Whittaker
Donald Trump has said Iran has about a fifth of its missiles left, according to an interview with NBC News.
"They have some missiles, they have some drones. I would say percentage wise, maybe 21-22 per cent of their missiles. It's a lot of missiles, but it's not what it was when we first attacked," Trump was quoted as saying.
Watch: Trump claims US military 'wants to' wipe out' all of Iran and is 'ready to do it'
Friday 5 June 2026 22:30 , Rebecca Whittaker
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
Friday 5 June 2026 22:00 , Rebecca Whittaker
As a barrage of Iranian missiles rained down on the Fujairah oil terminal, the explosion was deafening and the destruction dramatic: a brutal fire, thick black smoke stretching into the sky – and untold damage to one of the region’s crucial pieces of fossil fuel infrastructure.
Read more here by Josephine Moulds and Nick Ferris:
How the war in Iran could impact £3bn of UK pensions
British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran are on hunger strike
Friday 5 June 2026 21:30 , Rebeca Whittaker
A British couple jailed on spying charges in Iran have lost an appeal against their convictions, their family have said.
Craig and Lindsay Foreman were handed 10-year prison sentences in February after being convicted of espionage, which they both deny.
The couple’s family have claimed they were not permitted to attend their appeal hearing.
They were jailed following their arrest in January 2025 while travelling through Iran during a round-the-world trip by motorcycle.
The couple are on a hunger strike, according to the family, adding that all communication between them has been cut off by Iranian authorities.
