Iranian Guards say they hit US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards announced on Wednesday July 8 that they had struck 85 installations on United States military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, after American attacks in Iran, according to state television.
“As a first response to this aggression, the Navy and the Aerospace Force of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) carried out a joint operation using missiles and drones, striking 85 strategic American military installations” and downing an MQ-9 drone, said a statement broadcast by official Irib television.
Kuwaiti army says it is responding to drone and missile attacks
Kuwait’s military said it was responding to drone and missile attacks, after the US military struck more than 80 targets in Iran in response to firing on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Kuwait’s air defenses are currently repelling attacks by hostile missiles and drones,” the military said on X, without specifying their origin.
Air warning sirens triggered in Bahrain
Air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain on Wednesday, the interior ministry said, after the US military struck more than 80 targets in Iran in response to firing on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz
“The siren has sounded,” the ministry said on X, without giving further details. “Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and go to the nearest shelter. »
US military says it has struck more than 80 targets in Iran
The US military hit more than 80 targets in Iran in strikes launched in response to Iranian fire against three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Middle East Command (Centcom) announced.
“US forces struck Iranian air defense systems, command and surveillance networks, coastal radar sites, anti-ship missile capabilities and more than 60 small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in and near the strait,” detailed the US military in a statement published on X.
Iran announces “decisive” action after US strikes
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said the United States had violated the memorandum of understanding between the two countries and announced a response after US strikes near the Strait of Hormuz.
“Iran sends a serious warning about the consequences of the violation of the treaty by the United States and will take decisive measures to protect its interests and national security,” the ministry said in a statement published on Telegram by state television (Irib).
Iran reports explosions at sites near Strait of Hormuz
Iranian state media reported a series of explosions heard in the Strait of Hormuz region, moments after US officials announced “powerful” strikes against Iran.
According to the IRIB news channel, six explosions were heard on the Iranian island of Qeshm, seven in the town of Sirik and others in the large port city of Bandar Abbas (south).
US military announces it has launched “powerful strikes” against Iran
American forces launched a “series of powerful strikes” against Iran, “in response to Iranian attacks on three commercial ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” announced the American Middle East Command (Centcom) on X.
“The Iranian aggression was unjustified, dangerous and constituted a blatant violation of the ceasefire,” added Centcom, adding that it wanted to “make Iran pay a high price.”
Iran considers its accusation by Doha “unacceptable” for an attack on a ship in Hormuz
Iran has deemed it “unacceptable” that it has been blamed by Qatar for an attack the day before, strongly condemned by Doha, against one of the emirate’s LNG tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Ismail Baghai, described the accusations by Qatar – which summoned the Iranian charge d’affaires to protest – as “questionable, contrary to the principle of good neighborliness” and “unacceptable”, reported the official Iranian news agency Irna.
