IRAN WAR LATEST: U.S., Iran trade renewed strikes as Trump says deal ‘will all work out well’

Here's the latest on the Iran war on Monday.

Published Jun 01, 2026  •  4 minute read

A plume of smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike on the outskirts of Tyre, southern Lebanon, on June 1, 2026. Photo by KAWNAT HAJU /AFP via Getty Images

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Iran and the United States exchanged military attacks on Monday, with both countries accusing each other of acting aggressively while they both work on ending the conflict in the Middle East.

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The U.S. Military said it hit Iranian air defences, a ground control station and two drones that were threatening ships. Iran said it targeted an airbase used by the U.S.

The Kuwait army also said its air defences intercepted missile and drone attacks, which they hold “Iran fully responsible for these heinous attacks.”

Despite the hostile, violent exchanges, U.S. President Donald Trump insists that Tehran “really wants to make a deal” in a late-night social media post. Trump also criticized “unpatriotic Republicans” for negative “chirping” about negotiations to end the Iran war, which is now in its 94th day.

“Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end – It always does!” the president wrote on Truth Social.

Here’s the latest on the Iran war on Monday:

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Trump’s edits to agreement focused on Strait of Hormuz, uranium

President Trump’s amendments to the memorandum of understanding to end the conflict included significant changes pertaining to the Strait of Hormuz and the removal of highly enriched uranium, a source with knowledge on the talks told CBS News.

Other changes in the peace agreement included a 60-day ceasefire of violence, and calls for reopening the Strait of Hormuz and a framework to restart talks on Iran’s nuclear program.

CBS News’ sources stated the arrangements also involve potential waivers or sanctions relief to Iran, which could allow the country to access billions in frozen assets.

Pakistani mediators are working between Washington and Tehran to broker an agreement.

Kuwait says it intercepted Iranian missile

The Kuwait military said its air defences had intercepted missile and drone attacks, which they said were launched by Iran.

“The General Staff of the Army wishes to advise that any sounds of explosions heard are the result of air defence systems intercepting these hostile attacks,” the army said in a social media post on Monday.

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The Kuwaiti foreign ministry later said that it was “holding Iran fully responsible for these heinous attacks,” CBS News reported.

The attack appears to have come from Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps after the U.S. strikes on Iran over the weekend.

The IRGC said in a statement that “following an attack a few hours ago by the invading U.S. military” on the port of Sirik, they struck the “air base from which the attack originated, and the predetermined targets were destroyed.”

Trump says negotiations ‘will all work out in the end’

President Trump stayed up late on Sunday to state on Truth Social that Iran “really wants to make a deal.”

While making no mention of the exchange in attacks with Iran, Trump managed to berate his critics, calling them “unpatriotic Republicans”, accusing them of “chirping” about negotiations to end the Middle East conflict.

“Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us,” Trump wrote. “But don’t the Dumocrats, and various seemingly unpatriotic Republicans, understand that it is MUCH tougher for me to properly do my job and negotiate, when political hacks keep negatively ‘chirping,’ at levels never seen before, over and over again, that I should move faster, or move slower, or go to war, or not go to war, or whatever.”

“Just sit back and relax, it will all work out in the end – It always does!” he concluded.

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In response, Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei accused the U.S. of constantly moving goal posts on its negotiating stance, condemning what he called aggressive action by the U.S.

“Negotiations have started amid severe suspicion and mistrust, and the exchange of messages is taking place in this atmosphere,” Baghaei said, per Reuters.

“The other party is constantly changing its views and putting forward new or contradictory demands (…) it is natural that this situation will prolong negotiations,” he said.

U.S. and Iran trade strikes

Iran and the United States both said they have attacked military targets while accusing each other of acting aggressively as political efforts to end the Iran war continue.

The American military said it had hit Iranian air defences on the weekend, a ground control station and two drones that they say were threatening ships after “aggressive Iranian actions” such as shooting down a U.S. drone over international waters.

At the same time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had targeted an air base by the U.S. as a response to an attack on southern Iran. While Iran didn’t identify the base, Kuwait activated air defences on Monday and denounced missile and drone attacks carried out by Iran, which they said undermined efforts to reduce tensions in the Middle East, per Reuters.

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