Iran strikes Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan in retaliation for U.S. attacks in Hormuz
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps announced it had launched ballistic missile and drone attacks on U.S. military installations in Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan in retaliation for U.S. strikes in the Strait of Hormuz area. The three countries said their air-defence systems had been activated and that no civilian damage had been reported. Regional tensions entered a new phase.
The commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Aerospace Force, Brigadier General Amir Ali Hajizadeh, announced that ballistic-missile and drone waves had been launched at the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Manama, Bahrain, at Ali Salem base in Kuwait and at Muwaffaq Salti base in Jordan, in response to U.S. strikes on Iranian radar and missile sites. Hajizadeh said the strikes had been announced in advance and that civilian facilities had been spared.
Bahrain's Interior Ministry said air-defence systems had largely intercepted incoming missiles and reported no civilian casualties. Kuwait's official news agency KUNA said there had been limited material damage in the Ali Salem area and that airports had been briefly closed. The Jordan Air Force Command said coordinated defence with U.S. F-35 interceptors had destroyed missiles over Muwaffaq Salti.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on all sides to pause "before crossing a point of no return." U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said an urgent meeting with NATO partners and the Gulf Cooperation Council had been scheduled. Brent crude rose above $84 per barrel at the Asian session open. Not investment advice.
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