U.S. President Donald J. Trump hosted Flávio Bolsonaro at the White House this past Tuesday, amidst the Brazilian senator’s bid for the presidency. In a post on his Truth Social app, President Trump called Bolsonaro, the son of jailed former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, a close ally of Trump, “a smart young man who loves his country.”

Bolsonaro has received backlash over the controversial funding of a film about his father that has hurt his campaign for the presidency.

White House Correspondents Association President Weijia Jiang announced today that the rescheduled White House Correspondents Dinner will take place on July 24, 2026. In a post on his Truth Social app, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced that it will take place at the Waldorf Astoria on Pennsylvania Avenue.

Wow. After speaking to several in the fighter jet community, it appears that this story is entirely legit. The F-15E pilot downed by a Chinese-made surface-to-air missile over Iran, who will remain for now unidentified, was indeed one of the F-15 pilots with the U.S. Air Force that was accidentally downed roughly a month earlier in a friendly fire incident over Kuwait. That has to be some kind of first, though either way, that pilot owes a lot to the ACES II Ejector Seat from Raytheon.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that they have disabled the sixth vessel in support of the naval blockade of Iran. Earlier today, U.S. forces disabled the Botswana-flagged motor tanker Lexie in the Arabian Gulf as it was transiting towards Kharg Island, Iran. According to CENTCOM, the vessel ignored repeated warnings over a 24-hour period. The vessel was disabled by an undisclosed aircraft type firing 1 AGM-114 "Hellfire" air-to-ground missile into the engine room.

The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces reports that it is currently responding to “hostile missile and drone threats”.

Two interceptors are launched from a MIM-104 “Patriot” Surface-to-Air Missile Battery near Kuwait City during tonight’s Iranian ballistic missile attack against Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

Additional air defense activity and explosions reported over Kuwait within the last few minutes, as ballistic missiles continue to be launched by Iran.

Iranian media outlets reported explosions in the vicinity of Qeshm Island, after which Iranian media said Iran launched another wave of missiles against Kuwait’s Ali Salem Airbase, in what appears to be another round of U.S.-Iranian tit-for-tat strikes.

The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces urges citizens and residents not to approach or touch any debris, shrapnel, or unidentified objects that may result from intercepting hostile aerial targets, following tonight’s ballistic missile attack by Iran.

Burning debris from an Iranian ballistic missile seen on the ground in Kuwait, following tonight’s attack against Ali Al Salem Air Base.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a statement announcing ballistic missile strikes tonight against U.S. bases in Kuwait, as retaliation for American attacks on Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf.

Air defense activity seen over Bahrain’s capital of Manama during tonight’s retaliatory ballistic missile attack by Iran.

Initial reports of ballistic missile launches now against Saudi Arabia.

Dashcam footage shows the potential interception of an Iranian ballistic missile or the self-detonation of Patriot surface-to-air missile interceptor earlier over Kuwait, during tonight’s attack by Iran.

Iranian ballistic missiles fly overhead, a car crashes, and surface-to-air missile interceptors launch in a crazy video of tonight’s attack by Iran against Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.

According to a U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) press release, following the recent escalation in the Gulf by Iran, the U.S. conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian ground control station on Qeshm Island, after Iran targeted their Gulf neighbors and U.S. bases and infrastructure. Per the release, 2 Iranian ballistic missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart in flight and 3 missiles launched at Bahrain were “immediately” intercepted by Bahraini and U.S. air defenses. Additionally, CENTCOM shot down 3 one-way attack drones launched at commercial vessels. No U.S. forces were injured in the strikes.

According to a release from U.S. Central Command, IRGC claims that they successfully targeted the U.S. 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false. Per the release, all Iranian strikes were successfully intercepted.

Today’s spate of reciprocal strikes between the U.S. and Iran, which was far more intense than those of previous weeks, has cemented the new “ceasefire” dynamic, where Iran responds to U.S. actions by launching strikes on its neighbors and the U.S. responds with retaliatory strikes. This new dynamic is oddly reminiscent of the tit-for-tat strikes on the Houthis, that saw the U.S. ultimately backing down from its aims there to realize deescalation in the local region.

In addition to tonight’s Iranian ballistic missile attack against Bahrain and Kuwait, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that Iran also launched a wave of one-way attack drones against American forces in Kuwait. Several of the drones were successfully downed by air defense, with no personnel or assets being harmed in the attack on Kuwait.

New video footage from Monday night’s large-scale Russian drone and missile attack against Ukraine, which killed at least 23 and wounded over a hundred civilians, shows several 3M22 “Zircon” Hypersonic Cruise Missiles striking the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv.

Fires burn and smoke rises over the oil terminal in the Northwestern Russian city of St. Petersburg, following a large-scale drone attack on the terminal and other nearby infrastructure this morning by Ukraine. Today, June 3, is the start of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), which is expected to be attended by representatives from over 120 countries, including the United States.