IRGC targets US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain after renewed American strikes
Iran’s Armed Forces launched new missile and drone attacks on US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to renewed American aggression against Iranian territory.
The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in a statement said its Navy and Aerospace Force jointly carried out the operation between "2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. on Sunday (local time)," targeting eight "key US military installations," including the "Ali Al Salem Airbase in Kuwait" and the "US Fifth Fleet headquarters at Salman Port in Bahrain."
According to the statement, the operation followed attacks carried out by the US against five Iranian coastal outposts earlier in the day.
"The aggressor enemy, whose very nature is characterized by breaking commitments and violating agreements, attacked five coastal outposts of the Islamic Republic in the early hours of today under the pretext of responding to the IRGC Navy's confronting a trespassing vessel [in the Strait of Hormuz]," the statement read.
The IRGC said maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz falls under Iran's responsibility pursuant to a Pakistan-mediated memorandum of understanding that was recently signed between Iran and the United States.
It added, "Henceforth, vessels found to be in violation will be dealt with more firmly than before."
The statement also warned that, “Any future aggression by the enemy, regardless of the pretext and even if, as last night and tonight, it targets objectives deemed to be of minor importance, will be met with a crushing response.”
The renewed exchange followed an incident on Friday in which the IRGC fired warning shots at a vessel that had ignored warnings against using an unauthorized route through the Strait of Hormuz.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) subsequently reported strikes against military targets in Iran.
American forces have repeatedly violated a ceasefire reached between the two countries in order to give a chance to diplomacy to end the unprovoked US-Israeli military aggression against Iran.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry in a statement on Sunday strongly condemned the US new strikes, saying that the attacks are a clear violation of Article 2, Paragraph 4 of the United Nations Charter, as well as a flagrant breach of Article 1 of the recently signed Memorandum of Understanding between Iran and the US.
“These attacks show that the US regime does not place the slightest value or credibility on its commitments, and that breaking promises is part of this regime’s nature,” it added.
The statement further stressed Iran's determination to defend its national sovereignty and territorial integrity against US military aggression, in accordance with Article 51 of the UN Charter.