Day 95 of the WarTuesday, June 2, 2026
Day 95 — Iranian Missile-Drone Wave Defeated, U.S. Strikes Qeshm Ground Control Station; Tanker M/T Lexie Disabled by Hellfire; Treasury Sanctions Nobitex Crypto Exchange; Iran Announces 3-Day State Funeral for Khamenei
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Inside Iran — State Funeral for Khamenei; Lion-and-Sun Flags Behind the Broken Firewall
- Iran announces a three-day state funeral for Ali Khamenei, killed in the opening U.S.–Israeli strikes of the war — dates to be announced later.source
- As the regime's internet firewall partially collapses, videos flood out of Iran — protesters waving the lion-and-sun flag amid gunfire, batons and torture, shocking the world.
Qeshm Struck — Iranian Missile-Drone Wave Defeated, Ground Control Station Hit
US / Coalition- U.S. military: multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones defeated across the Middle East; self-defense strikes hit an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island. No U.S. losses reported.source
- USS Boxer Amphibious Ready Group with the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit departs CENTCOM for the Indo-Pacific — joining the USS George Washington carrier strike group.source
Strait of Hormuz — Tanker Disabled by Hellfire; LNG Carriers 'Sailing Dark'
Gulf & Naval- CENTCOM: the Botswana-flagged tanker M/T Lexie disabled by a Hellfire missile to the engine room after ignoring repeated warnings while heading toward Kharg Island — blockade enforcement ongoing since April 13.source
- Bloomberg: LNG carriers transit Hormuz with identification systems off — high-risk 'sailing dark' to avoid detection, as the war rewrites global gas-trade rules.source
Economic Fury — Crypto Sanctions; Trump Pressures Oman
- Treasury's 'Economic Fury' campaign designates Iran's largest crypto exchange Nobitex — over 50% of Iranian crypto inflows in 2025, IRGC-linked transactions — plus Wallxe, Bitpin and RamzineX.source
- WSJ: the Trump administration is pressing Oman to cut ties with Iran — Omani leadership stunned by Trump's threat last week to bomb Oman if it sides with Tehran.source
- Rubio: 'Except for Iran and maybe Oman,' no country agrees with the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz.
Lebanon Front — IDF: Hezbollah Operatives Inside Tyre's Christian Neighborhood
Global- IDF (Arabic statement): dozens of Hezbollah operatives observed inside the Christian neighborhood of Tyre — evacuation warning renewed after ceasefire violations in the area.source