Iran has claimed it retaliated against 85 U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait following U.S. airstrikes in southern Iran. The conflict surrounding the Strait of Hormuz is now spreading to U.S. military bases in the Gulf region.
According to reports from Al Jazeera and CNN, the U.S. conducted airstrikes earlier in the Hormozgan province and the Mahshahr area in southern Iran. The U.S. stated that the strikes were a response to attacks on commercial vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) later announced that its naval and aerospace forces carried out a joint missile and drone operation. The IRGC claimed that this operation targeted 85 major U.S. military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Among the facilities identified by the IRGC were the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. However, the actual impact and extent of damage from these strikes have yet to be confirmed.
Iran characterized the attacks as an 'initial response' to the U.S. airstrikes, asserting that the U.S. actions violated a ceasefire and an agreement made in Islamabad.
Bahrain and Kuwait quickly responded to the situation. The Bahraini Ministry of Interior urged citizens to remain calm and move to safe locations when air raid sirens sounded. The Kuwaiti military stated that it was 'responding to hostile missile and drone attacks,' explaining that the explosions heard across the country were due to its air defense systems intercepting threats.
The Strait of Hormuz is a critical passage for oil and liquefied natural gas shipments. As the conflict expands to U.S. military bases in the Gulf region, concerns about instability in Middle Eastern security and disruptions to energy supplies are growing.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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