Pacifica 5-Minute Morning Headlines with Jesse Lent
Sep 2, 2026 · 5 min · 5 segments
US attack on Iran reportedly kills 5 people and wounds 50 civilians at a wedding, Iran's IRGC Navy claims 2 oil tankers hit sea mines and were disabled while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz…
Jesse LentHost
Siren sound in Kuwait City early this morning as Iran responded to a new wave of U.S. strikes by launching drones and missiles at several Gulf countries and Jordan.
The Kuwaiti military reported intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks through its air defense systems.
President Donald Trump continues to threaten the Islamic Republic with more devastating strikes on social media, while Iran condemned a US attack that killed five and wounded 50 civilians at a wedding ceremony, according to reporting from Reuters.
When we arrived there, an explosion occurred.
It was very intense.
Bricks, stones and cement hit me in the face and head.
Many others were injured.
We're all just ordinary civilians.
The news outlet reports that children were among the casualties in the wedding strike.
The U.S. Military Central Command said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites yesterday, with Iranian media reporting hits on multiple targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
the narrow waterway where Iranian forces have threatened tankers attempting to pass without authorization.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, claims two oil tankers hit sea mines and were disabled while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz earlier today.
In a statement shared by state media, the IRGC said the tankers had been forced to disembark their crews and were placed in the hands of U.S. operatives to pass through what it called an illegal route in the strategic waterway.
Qatar, which helped mediate the June ceasefire that swiftly unraveled, said in a foreign ministry statement that Iran's attacks will complicate efforts to contain the tension, according to Al Jazeera.
It added that it, quote, holds the Islamic Republic of Iran fully legally responsible for these attacks and their repercussions and consequences.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Esmail Baghe told reporters in a press conference yesterday that it is the U.S. who is not honoring the commitments both countries agreed to back in June as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both sides.
We shouldn't fail to remember that it was the United States that broke their promise.
They have backed down on their pledge under this document.
And under this document, the Americans had accepted these promises and these commitments with absolute awareness.
Siren sound in Kuwait City early this morning as Iran responded to a new wave of U.S. strikes by launching drones and missiles at several Gulf countries and Jordan.
The Kuwaiti military reported intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks through its air defense systems.
President Donald Trump continues to threaten the Islamic Republic with more devastating strikes on social media, while Iran condemned a US attack that killed five and wounded 50 civilians at a wedding ceremony, according to reporting from Reuters.
When we arrived there, an explosion occurred.
It was very intense.
Bricks, stones and cement hit me in the face and head.
Many others were injured.
We're all just ordinary civilians.
The news outlet reports that children were among the casualties in the wedding strike.
The U.S. Military Central Command said it struck Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps air defenses, radar systems, maritime assets, mine-laying capabilities, and communications sites yesterday, with Iranian media reporting hits on multiple targets near the Strait of Hormuz.
the narrow waterway where Iranian forces have threatened tankers attempting to pass without authorization.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps, or IRGC, claims two oil tankers hit sea mines and were disabled while attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz earlier today.
In a statement shared by state media, the IRGC said the tankers had been forced to disembark their crews and were placed in the hands of U.S. operatives to pass through what it called an illegal route in the strategic waterway.
Qatar, which helped mediate the June ceasefire that swiftly unraveled, said in a foreign ministry statement that Iran's attacks will complicate efforts to contain the tension, according to Al Jazeera.
It added that it, quote, holds the Islamic Republic of Iran fully legally responsible for these attacks and their repercussions and consequences.
But Iranian Foreign Minister Esmail Baghe told reporters in a press conference yesterday that it is the U.S. who is not honoring the commitments both countries agreed to back in June as part of the Memorandum of Understanding signed by both sides.
We shouldn't fail to remember that it was the United States that broke their promise.
They have backed down on their pledge under this document.
And under this document, the Americans had accepted these promises and these commitments with absolute awareness.
The rest of this transcript — segmented and speaker-labeled, so you land on the exact moment something was said
Search every transcript — by keyword, by phrase, or by meaning, across every show Radar indexes
Trends — what is surging across podcasts, measured against its own baseline
Alerts — when a name you follow appears in a newly indexed episode
No account is needed to search Radar.