Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes
Newshour
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🗓️ 6 June 2026
⏱️ 35 minutes
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Iran targets Bahrain and Kuwait after renewed US strikes. We speak to a former Kuwaiti minister as the American-Iranian stalemate continues. Also in the programme, India's Cockroach Janta Party takes to the streets to demand the resignation of the education minister; and the African-American musician Brian Jackson on his work and collaboration with Gil Scott-Heron.
(Photo: CCTV image of Iranian drone above Kuwait airport on 3rd of June. Credit: Reuters)
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| 0:00.0 | BBC Sounds, Music, Radio, podcasts. |
| 0:08.9 | Hello and welcome to NewsHour live from the BBC World Service in London. I'm Rebecca Kesbby. |
| 0:15.1 | And we begin the programme in the Gulf, where both Bahrain and Kuwait have come under attack again from drones and ballistic |
| 0:22.3 | missiles fired from Iran. In the past few hours, sirens have been activated across Bahrain, |
| 0:28.4 | the government urging the public to remain calm, but also to take shelter from what the |
| 0:34.0 | foreign ministry described as Iran's blatant aggression. |
| 0:43.4 | We understand interceptors and the U.S. military have shot down most of the ballistic missiles fired from Iran. |
| 0:52.3 | Meanwhile, Iranian State TV is saying that Iran's revolutionary guards have fired upon ships trying to get through the strays of all moves. The Sip the message from Tehran today. Well, shortly before these latest strikes |
| 1:02.4 | began, President Trump indicated that he remains upbeat about the chances of coming to a deal |
| 1:08.2 | with the Iranians. This is him speaking in Wisconsin on Friday evening. |
| 1:13.1 | We're at a point. We're going to come out of Iran very quickly and it's going to be very strong. |
| 1:17.5 | One way or the other, whether it's a piece of paper or the very tough way. Okay. |
| 1:23.3 | The very tough way is maybe the easier way. |
| 1:26.1 | That's President Trump speaking on Friday. |
| 1:28.6 | But since he made those comments, the attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain have continued. |
| 1:34.0 | Kuwaiti officials have described the attacks today as a flagrant violation of sovereignty |
| 1:39.2 | and a dangerous escalation. |
| 1:42.0 | Earlier this week, of course, Iran attacked the international airport in Kuwait, |
| 1:46.0 | killing one person and injuring a further 60 people. Well, a couple of hours ago, |
| 1:51.0 | I got through to Saad Bentifla al-Ajmi. He's the former information minister of Kuwait, |
| 1:57.5 | and I asked him about the latest situation. And just a heads up, he does refer to the GCC, which of course is the Gulf Cooperation |
| 2:04.7 | Council. |
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