Iran war: US and Iran trade fire amid stalled talks

Iran war: US and Iran trade fire amid stalled talks Published June 3, 2026last updated June 3, 2026What you need to know - US military said it carried out strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island "in response to attempted attacks by Iran" - US military said Iranian missiles fired toward Bahrain and Kuwait had "failed to hit their intended target" - Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards said they fired at US military installations in response to US strikes on Qeshm Island in Strait of Hormuz Tired of missing our real-time updates? Click here to add us as a Preferred Source on Google. Then tap the "Star" or "Preferred" to keep DW News at the top of your feed. Keep reading here for the latest news related to the Iran war on June 3, 2026: Welcome to our blog The US and Iran traded renewed fire in the Middle East on Tuesday as tensions remain over the fate of peace talks to eventually bring an end to the conflict. The US military said it carried out "self-defense" strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Central Command said the strikes were in response to what it described as "attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East." The US military also said it stopped an oil tanker headed toward Iran that was trying to evade a US maritime blockade around the Strait of Hormuz. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said its attacks on Kuwait were in response to the "brazen and blatant aggression" by US forces on Qeshm Island. The IRGC claimed it fired at least 10 ballistic missiles at Kuwait.