&imwidth=800&imheight=600&format=webp&quality=medium "Iran hits American bases in Bahrain, Kuwait; declares Hormuz fully closed in retaliation for fresh US strikes")
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Thursday that it had launched strikes on US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to recent American attacks on Iranian territory.
According to a statement carried by Iran's state-run IRNA news agency, the IRGC targeted several US military positions during two waves of operations. The force claimed that 18 key targets linked to the US military at the Ali and Ahmad Al Jaber air bases in Kuwait were hit. It also claimed to have struck and destroyed facilities at Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Air Base.
Earlier, Iranian media outlets Mehr and Fars reported that Iran had attacked assets associated with the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. The reports said drone strikes targeted communication antennas and radar facilities connected to the Patriot air defence system used by the fleet.
Following the reported attacks, Bahrain issued an air raid alert and urged residents to remain calm and move to the nearest safe location. The Gulf nation's Interior Ministry announced the warning through a post on X.
The latest strikes mark a significant escalation in tensions between Iran and the United States, following Washington's recent military action against targets inside Iran. There was no immediate confirmation from US authorities regarding the extent of damage or casualties resulting from the attacks.
Iran suspended all types of traffic in Hormuz
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Iran's military command said Thursday that it would target any vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz following fresh US airstrikes against Iran.
According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the Khatam al Anbiya command declared that the strategic waterway was now closed to all types of vessel traffic.
"Any vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted," the command said, according to Tasnim. It added that the strait is now "completely closed to all types of vessel".
Iran's navy also announced that it had struck two ships attempting to pass through the waterway. State television IRIB and the Mehr news agency quoted the navy as saying that "two ships attempting to illegally pass through the Strait of Hormuz were hit".
However, US CENTCOM denied the claim on X, saying, “Iranian media sources are claiming that Iran has attacked a U.S. warship in the Strait of Hormuz. FALSE”
The statements came amid heightened tensions in the region after fresh US military strikes on Iranian targets. The Strait of Hormuz is one of the world's most important shipping routes and carries a significant share of global oil exports.
(Disclaimer: WION takes utmost care to accurately and responsibly report ongoing conflicts in West Asia involving Israel, Iran, the US, Gulf nations and non-state actors like Hezbollah, Hamas, Houthis, Islamic State, and others. Claims and counterclaims, disinformation and misinformation are being made online and offline. Given this context, WION cannot independently verify the authenticity of all statements, social media posts, photos and videos.)
