{"id":4303,"date":"2026-06-07T03:30:49","date_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:30:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usglobalnews.com\/2026\/06\/07\/trump-news-at-a-glance-iran-war-pushing-millions-into-hunger-un-says-as-president-struggles-to-reach-peace-deal\/"},"modified":"2026-06-07T03:30:49","modified_gmt":"2026-06-07T03:30:49","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-iran-war-pushing-millions-into-hunger-un-says-as-president-struggles-to-reach-peace-deal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/?p=4303","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Iran war pushing millions into hunger, UN says, as president struggles to reach peace deal"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"border-color:var(--article-border);background-color:var(--article-inner-background)\" class=\"dcr-wqti5a\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1ma2nzf\">\n<div style=\"--grid-area:media\" data-gu-name=\"media\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tr9ye5\">\n<figure id=\"f0e6afb4-5b85-4ca0-8223-18ad94590d87\" class=\"dcr-142siv7\">\n<div id=\"img-1\" class=\"dcr-1t8m8f2\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"People gather on a beach, as a vessel in the strait of Hormuz is visible\" src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/1a7e5bb6b5d32d111ca14482353d6c2a7bf25019\/525_0_4583_3667\/master\/4583.jpg?width=465&amp;dpr=1&amp;s=none&amp;crop=none\" width=\"465\" height=\"372.06087715470215\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"dcr-evn1e9\"><span class=\"dcr-v822l1\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-gup2gr\">\n<div class=\"dcr-fntg6k\"><label for=\"the-checkbox\" class=\"dcr-1xgwz8b\"><\/label> <\/p>\n<div id=\"the-caption\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1os51wo\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Weeks of talks marked have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the strait of Hormuz (pictured).<\/span> Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi\/ISNA\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/span><a href=\"#img-1\" data-ignore=\"global-link-styling\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-13fd1ms\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><button data-element-id=\"f0e6afb4-5b85-4ca0-8223-18ad94590d87\" type=\"button\" class=\"open-lightbox dcr-4tmywn\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\"><span class=\"dcr-194i6pr\">View image in fullscreen<\/span><\/button><\/a><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"dcr-n4pnam\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-1hdkqum\"><span class=\"dcr-hvsf4t\"><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Weeks of talks marked have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the strait of Hormuz (pictured).<\/span> Photograph: Amirhosein Khorgooi\/ISNA\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/span><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:border\" data-gu-name=\"border\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:headline\" data-gu-name=\"headline\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-14emo0l\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1jwoxwb\">\n<div class=\"dcr-13sure5\">\n<div class=\"dcr-47lvke\"><a href=\"\/tone\/explainers\" class=\"dcr-epjkf7\">Explainer<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h1 class=\"dcr-1k1a1x\">Trump news at a glance: Iran war pushing millions into hunger, UN says, as president struggles to reach peace deal<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:standfirst\" data-gu-name=\"standfirst\" class=\"dcr-1fnjjtg\">\n<div class=\"dcr-b3fmmo\">\n<p>US and Iran exchange a series of strikes in latest threat to fragile ceasefire. Key US politics stories from 6 June at a glance<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:body\" data-gu-name=\"body\" class=\"dcr-pzh79o\">\n<div class=\"dcr-1a4fred\">\n<div id=\"maincontent\" class=\"dcr-ydnaza\">\n<div class=\"article-body-commercial-selector article-body-viewer-selector dcr-1c9t5u6\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201cPessimistic\u201d predictions that the Middle East war could push tens of millions more people into acute hunger if drawn out are being proven right, the UN says, as the US and Iran again exchanged fire, threatening the already fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The UN\u2019s World Food Programme (WFP) warned weeks ago that soaring oil prices were devastating global food security, but now, nearly three months into the conflict, \u201cthe negative scenario is unfortunately materialising\u201d, said Jean-Martin Bauer, the director of WFP\u2019s food and nutrition analysis service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The WFP said that if oil prices were to remain about $100 per barrel until the end of June, an estimated 45 million more people worldwide <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/06\/us-says-iran-radar-sites-struck-and-drones-intercepted-in-latest-threat-to-fragile-ceasefire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">would face acute hunger<\/a>, in addition to the nearly 320 million people considered acutely food insecure at the start of the year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Weeks of complicated talks marked by sharp rhetoric and flare-ups of violence have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the strait of Hormuz, which is critical to oil supplies.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Donald Trump is under pressure to find a way out of the war, which has shocked markets and proved unpopular at home as midterm elections loom. US and Iranian negotiators have for weeks been working to extend the ceasefire by 60 days and start a new round of talks on Iran\u2019s nuclear programme. But both sides have continued to call for changes in the deal, with neither appearing ready to compromise.<\/p>\n<figure data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.QAndAExplainerBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\">\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"kuwait-and-bahrain-targeted-by-iran-after-exchange-of-fire-with-us\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Kuwait and Bahrain targeted by Iran after exchange of fire with US<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Bahrain has said Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones at it and Kuwait, hours after the US and Iran exchanged strikes over the Gulf, the latest in a series of flare-ups that threatened to break the fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The attacks came after the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/us-military\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US military<\/a> said it had shot down four Iranian drones launched toward the strait of Hormuz and struck Iraniancoastal surveillance radar sites in response. Iran followed hours later, saying it had targeted US bases in the region, with Kuwait and Bahrain both issuing air raid alerts.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/06\/us-says-iran-radar-sites-struck-and-drones-intercepted-in-latest-threat-to-fragile-ceasefire\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"trump-pardons-former-congressman-convicted-of-insider-trading\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump pardons former congressman convicted of insider trading<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">As his administration promotes what it calls a crackdown on fraud in states run by Democrats, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> once again used the pardon power to excuse financial crimes committed by a Republican, granting a pardon to Stephen Buyer, a former Republican congressman from Indiana who served nearly two years in prison for making illegal stock trades based on inside information after he left office.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/trump-pardons-stephen-buyer-insider-trading\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"judge-dismisses-kennedy-center-suit-against-musician-who-canceled\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Judge dismisses Kennedy Center suit against musician who canceled<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The jazz drummer and vibes player Chuck Redd has successfully resisted a breach of contract lawsuit brought against him after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2025\/dec\/30\/trump-kennedy-center-nye-band-cancellation\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">he canceled a Christmas Eve performance<\/a> at the Kennedy Center after the White House announced that Donald Trump\u2019s name would be added to the facility.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Redd\u2019s lawyers confirmed that the suit had been dismissed by a judge, and the musician told the Associated Press he was \u201cvery pleased\u201d by the ruling.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/judge-dismisses-kennedy-center-musician\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"trump-cries-steal-over-slow-california-count-but-experts-say-system-works\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">Trump cries \u2018steal\u2019 over slow California count, but experts say system works<\/h2>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">California\u2019s slow vote counting has frustrated political observers eagerly awaiting results, and handed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Donald Trump<\/a> and others an opportunity to claim \u201celection rigging\u201d. But experts say the system is working as designed: to protect against fraud and assure every vote is counted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Within a day of the polls closing in California\u2019s primary election this week, Trump started accusing Democrats of \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/116690027934241490\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">trying to steal<\/a>\u201d the elections for the state\u2019s governor and the mayor of Los Angeles. The justice department <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/05\/california-primary-election-races-too-close-to-call\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">sent a federal prosecutor<\/a> to observe the ballot-counting process in LA this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But California\u2019s vote-counting pace is actually a byproduct of a system of redundant verifications and opportunities for voters to fix errors.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/california-slow-vote-count\" data-link-name=\"in body link\"><sub class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Read the full story<\/sub><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-spacefinder-role=\"nested\">\n<hr class=\"dcr-1peeo35\">\n<h2 id=\"what-else-happened-today\" class=\"dcr-bry4uv\">What else happened today:<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The wrath of Donald Trump has kept congressional Republicans in line for much of his second term thus far<\/strong>. But as the November midterm elections draw closer, the president\u2019s allies in the Senate and House of Representatives appear <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/republicans-trump-midterms\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">increasingly willing to defy the president<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A deepening US-European rift over the future of Bosnia and Herzegovina has broken open with a dispute over a top administrative post<\/strong>, leading to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/jun\/06\/us-threatens-to-reconsider-role-in-bosnia-and-herzegovina-amid-rift-with-europe\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">US threat to \u201creconsider\u201d its role in international peacekeeping<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"dcr-ibrox0\"><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Catching up?<em> Here\u2019s what happened <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/06\/trump-news-latest-updates-today\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Friday 5 June<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"998c9991-5de5-48e3-b700-6b69e5a71609\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.EmbedBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-print-layout=\"hide\" class=\"dcr-qxqnsy\"><span class=\"dcr-1rq3vad\">Explore more on these topics<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-1dzx48f\">\n<ul class=\"dcr-1xavc9x\">\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/trump-administration\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/series\/trump-administration-briefing\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Trump administration briefing<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/donaldtrump\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">Donald Trump<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/us-news\/us-politics\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">US politics<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"dcr-hj8byr\"><a href=\"\/tone\/explainers\" class=\"dcr-1gwziyt\">explainers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"dcr-nu129i\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=Trump%20news%20at%20a%20glance:%20Iran%20war%20pushing%20millions%20into%20hunger,%20UN%20says,%20as%20president%20struggles%20to%20reach%20peace%20deal&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/us-news\/2026\/jun\/07\/trump-news-latest-updates-today?CMP=share_btn_url\" class=\"dcr-125qj9d\">Share<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-zhx6xs\"><a data-link-name=\"meta-syndication-article\" href=\"https:\/\/syndication.theguardian.com\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fus-news%2F2026%2Fjun%2F07%2Ftrump-news-latest-updates-today&amp;type=article&amp;internalpagecode=us-news\/2026\/jun\/07\/trump-news-latest-updates-today\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer\" title=\"Reuse this content\" class=\"dcr-14rjinq\">Reuse this content<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"--grid-area:right-column\" data-gu-name=\"right-column\" class=\"dcr-babllm\">\n<div class=\"dcr-tn16h9\">\n<section class=\"dcr-1hko8ef\"><\/section>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Weeks of talks marked have not managed to reach a deal to end the war and reopen the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":4305,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4303","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4303","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4303"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4303\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/4305"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4303"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4303"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.usglobalnews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4303"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}