Middle East live: US military says Iran launched seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait, Bahrain

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Issued on: 06/06/2026 - 07:02Modified: 06/06/2026 - 09:07

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US military officials on Saturday said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles toward the neighboring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh failing to reach its target. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they had hit "enemy bases" in the Gulf. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Yesterday's key developments

The United States imposed new sanctions on Iran targeting network allegedly using front companies in the United Arab Emirates and China to export Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) from Iran to South and Eastern Asia by falsely flagging it as originating in Oman, the Treasury said.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi dismissed the idea of his country's supreme leader meeting Donald Trump, after the US president floated the prospect. "I think we should be realistic and think and live in the real world," Araghchi said.

Lebanese President Joseph Aoun urged Iran not to interfere in his country in an interview broadcast on Friday, also telling the Tehran-backed Hezbollah that diplomacy was the only solution to the conflict with Israel. He said Iran's leader's were "using Lebanon as a bargaining chip" in their negotiation with the United States which was "unacceptable".

(FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)

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