Tehran attacked US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for US strikes on Iran, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Wednesday.
On Tuesday night, the US Central Command said that the United States had launched a series of strikes against Iran “in response to the latter’s attacks on three commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Later on Wednesday, the command said it had completed the operation, hitting over 80 Iranian targets, including air defense systems, anti-ship missile systems, and small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
“In an initial response to the aggression, the IRGC naval and aerospace forces conducted a joint operation and attacked 85 important US military facilities of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in the Salman port in Bahrain, as well as the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait using drones and missiles,” IRGC said in a statement, as quoted by the Fars news agency.
The Iranian military also reportedly shot down an American MQ-9 drone.
Earlier, the Kuwaiti army said that the country’s air defence was intercepting hostile missiles and drones.
“Kuwaiti Air Defences are currently responding to hostile missile and drone threats. The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces confirms that any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile targets,” the army said on X.
Air raid sirens were also sounded in Bahrain, and residents were urged to hide in safe locations.
“The siren has been sounded. Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the country’s interior ministry said earlier on X.
