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Iranian strikes on US military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait

Iran Wire – July 8, 2026

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) issued a statement announcing that, in a “joint missile and drone operation,” it targeted 85 locations across U.S. military facilities at Salman Port, the headquarters of the U.S. Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The IRGC also claimed to have shot down an American strike drone.

Simultaneously, the Army of the Islamic Republic of Iran announced that it had targeted the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain in a drone attack. The Army’s public relations office stated that the operation was carried out in retaliation for the “hostile U.S. aggression against military and civilian areas in southern Iran” and what it termed a “blatant violation of the memorandum of understanding” between Tehran and Washington.

The Army’s statement noted that “gathering centers of hostile U.S. forces” at the Sheikh Isa base were targeted with offensive drones. The Army further warned that if the conflict continues, it will consider all U.S. bases in the region as “legitimate targets.”

These strikes were carried out just hours after CENTCOM announced attacks on 80 targets in southern Iran, stating that the operation was in response to attacks on three commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz. Officials of the Islamic Republic have described those strikes, as well as the U.S. cancellation of Iran’s oil waivers, as a “clear violation” of the terms of the memorandum of understanding between Tehran and Washington.

Meanwhile, news sources reported that air raid sirens were activated and multiple explosions occurred in Bahrain. An AFP correspondent also reported hearing powerful explosions in northern Bahrain.

At the same time, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte defended the U.S. strikes on southern Iran ahead of the NATO summit in Ankara, calling them “necessary.” He claimed that the Islamic Republic had violated the ceasefire by attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, making the U.S. military response necessary.

Tensions between Tehran and Washington have escalated dramatically in recent days following the attacks on commercial ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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BOOM! Iran Drops ‘VIDEO PROOF’ Of Missile Strikes On U.S. Navy HQ, Military Bases In Bahrain, Kuwait

Times of India – July 8, 2026


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