Trump advises everyone to 'sit back and relax' about Iran talks as Kuwait intercepts missiles

WASHINGTON, DC: President Donald Trump urged critics to “sit back and relax” over ongoing Iran negotiations early Monday, June 1, arguing that Tehran wants a deal with Washington and that talks would ultimately succeed. In a Truth Social post, Trump wrote, “Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the USA and those that are with us.”

His remarks came around the same time Kuwait reported its air defenses were intercepting missiles and drones, while the United States and Iran confirmed fresh military actions against one another over the weekend.

"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," the commander-in-chief added in his post. 

"Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end - It always does!" Trump assured. 

Fresh US and Iranian strikes follow stalled weekend diplomacy

The latest escalation followed a weekend in which the US conducted what it described as “self-defense strikes” against Iranian military infrastructure. According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), American forces struck radar installations and drone command-and-control sites in Goruk, Iran, and on Qeshm Island on Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31.

CENTCOM said in a statement that the operation was launched in response to “aggressive Iranian actions,” including the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone. “US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defenses... two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters." 

The military added that no American personnel were injured and said it would continue to protect US assets and interests during the ongoing ceasefire period.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Monday that it had targeted what it described as the source of a US attack on a telecommunications tower on Sirri Island in southern Iran. Iranian state media reported that the IRGC targeted an air base allegedly used by US forces during the operation, though the location was not specified

Meanwhile, Kuwait announced early on Monday that its air defense systems were “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks,” providing limited details. While it did not specify where the attack originated or what was targeted, the country hosts a US air base that has reportedly been attacked by Iran and its proxies in the past.

The incident came just days after reports that several Americans suffered minor injuries when debris from an intercepted Iranian ballistic missile struck Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait on Saturday. 

Peace talks remain unresolved as Iran issues a new warning

Trump and senior advisors met on Friday to consider a proposed framework between Washington and Tehran. However, the meeting concluded without a public decision.

Subsequent reports indicated Trump requested revisions to the draft arrangement, particularly regarding the Strait of Hormuz and the handling of Iran’s stockpile of highly enriched uranium. The proposed deal reportedly includes a 60-day cessation of violence, reopening Hormuz, and renewed negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program.

The ceasefire remains fragile as US and Iranian forces have exchanged multiple strikes in recent days, and both sides have continued to signal readiness for further action.

In a statement carried by Iranian state media on Monday, the IRGC warned that if US attacks continue, its response would be “completely different” and that Washington would bear responsibility for the consequences.