# Iran strikes Kuwait airport after US bombs Qeshm Island & why the World Cup’s timing matters for the war Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why-the-world-cup-s-timing-matters-for-the-war Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why-the-world-cup-s-timing-matters-for-the-war.md Podcast: [Iran: The Latest](https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846) Published: 2026-06-03T16:03:37+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/battle-lines-israel-gaza/episodes/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6583019ebbd71a00175001c8/e/6a20505a44a383b494cea11e/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why-the-world-cup-s-timing-matters-for-the-war Duration seconds: 2567 ## Resource Is Donald Trump waiting until after the World Cup to restart the war with Iran despite the largest attack on the Gulf since the ceasefire began? Violence erupted overnight in the Middle East after the US attacked a ship heading to Iran and Tehran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain. Roland Oliphant looks at the latest news of clashes in the Persian Gulf and speaks to Maziar Bahari, founder of Iran Wire, about why the war is unlikely to erupt until after the World Cup.   One of Iran’s most experienced journalists until he was forced into exile, Bahari’s English and Persian website has become an invaluable source of reliable information for anyone interested following the war. He explains why the Iranian regime is weaker than most think and shares his experiences of being interrogated by IRGC officials who rely on pornography to understand the Western world.   Plus, global health security editor Paul Nuki explains why Israelis can’t ignore Donald Trump’s explosive reported warning to leader Benjamin Netanyahu that the world is starting to hate his country due its military activity. Highlights Iran strikes Kuwait airport after US bombs Qeshm Island Why IRGC officers believe the West is just like in porn films CONTRIBUTORS: Roland Oliphant, chief foreign analyst, @rolandoliphant Maziar Bahari, founder of Iran Wire, @maziarbahari  Paul Nuki, global health security editor, @PaulNuki CONTENT REFERENCED: Paul Nuki: Trump outburst reflects Israel’s sinking popularity in American eyes https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/06/02/trump-netanyahu-outburst-reflects-israel-unpopularity/ Producer: Peter Shevlin Executive Producers: Venetia Rainey & Louisa Wells ► Sign up to our most popular newsletter, From the Editor. Look forward to rec… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/iran-the-latest-6656846/episodes/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why-the-world-cup-s-timing-matters-for-the-war/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/iran-the-latest-6656846/iran-strikes-kuwait-airport-after-us-bombs-qeshm-island-why-the-world-cup-s-timing-matters-for-the-war.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.