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IRGC strikes US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain after anti-Iran attacks
Tehran raps US aggression as ‘flagrant’ breach of ceasefire
Iran launched a salvo of missiles at US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday in response to renewed American strikes on the country.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that it targeted two US air bases in Kuwait and the remaining facilities of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain in response to the latest US aggression.
The IRGC said that at 1:30 am, four violating oil tankers, instigated and guided by the aggressive American army and without coordination or attention to repeated warnings from the IRGC Navy, attempted to illegally exit the Strait of Hormuz.
Following warnings, one of the tankers was targeted and stopped, and the other violating vessels turned back, it said.
According to the statement, following this incident, at 02:30 a.m., American drones struck a telecommunications mast on Qeshm Island and another mast in Sirik with two projectiles.
It added that in response to the American onslaught, the IRGC’s Aerospace Force immediately launched ballistic missiles toward two US air bases in Kuwait, identifying one of them as Ali Al Salem, as well as important remaining facilities of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The IRGC also warned the US that “If such acts of villainy are repeated, the response will not be limited.”
Earlier, US Central Command wrote in a post on X that “moments ago, CENTCOM forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that were launched toward the Strait of Hormuz.”
The post claimed that the attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic and that US forces subsequently struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in Goruk and on Qeshm Island to defend against further attacks.
It added that American forces remain postured to respond to what it called “unjustified Iranian aggression in self-defense.”
Attack on ‘national sovereignty’
Iran’s Foreign Ministry condemned the nighttime US attack on coastal radar installations, calling it a "flagrant" violation of the ceasefire in place since April.
The ministry said it was an attack "on the national sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic republic," denouncing Washington's "hostile and provocative behavior.”
The statement also called on the regional countries to observe the principle of good neighborliness and adhere to the fundamental principle of international law that prohibits allowing aggressors to use their territory and facilities to carry out aggressive actions against other countries.
The ministry also called on the UN secretary-general, the Security Council, and other responsible international institutions to respond immediately and effectively to the continued flagrant violation of the ceasefire and the illegal action of the US.
The latest flare-up came despite a ceasefire in the war – which was triggered almost 100 days ago by US and Israeli strikes on Iran – has been in place since April 8.
The exchange of fire between Iran and the US came days after the IRGC struck the giant cargo ship MSC Sariska, affiliated with the “American Zionist enemy”, with a cruise missile in a reciprocal operation after a US attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Sea of Oman.
The IRGC announced on Tuesday that the strike was a direct response to the “aggressive and treacherous attack” by the US military on the Iranian bulk carrier Lian Star.
The MSC Sariska, a Panamanian-flagged vessel, was targeted near Iraqi waters and sustained a major explosion.