The US struck 10 Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday, CENTCOM said, in response to a drone attack on an oil tanker. Hours later, the IRGC launched a joint missile and drone operation targeting what it said were eight US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain. Sirens sounded across the Gulf; Kuwaiti forces said they intercepted two ballistic missiles. US officials reported no American casualties or significant damage to facilities thus far.
The US military struck 10 Iranian military targets near the Strait of Hormuz early Sunday morning, CENTCOM confirmed, retaliating for a drone attack on the Panama-flagged oil tanker M/T Kiku. The strikes, carried out by US Navy and Air Force fighter aircraft, targeted Iranian ground installations and were accompanied by the release of unclassified targeting pod footage.
Hours later, between 2:00 a.m. and 3:00 a.m. Jerusalem time, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced a combined missile and drone operation — coordinated by its Navy and Aerospace Forces — aimed at what it described as eight American military infrastructure sites: Ali Al-Salem base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet in Salman port, Bahrain. Sirens sounded across the Gulf as missiles and drones were launched.
Bahrain's Ministry of Interior reported significant damage to a residential building in the Al-Mahrak district but no casualties. The Kuwaiti Armed Forces said they detected and intercepted two hostile ballistic missiles over Kuwaiti airspace with no material damage or injuries. A US official told Reuters that early assessments indicated no American casualties or significant damage to regional US facilities.
IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi threatened further retaliation, stating that any future ceasefire violation would receive a stronger response. The IRGC cited the so-called Islamabad agreement and warned it would halt all processes if the ceasefire is breached again. The IRGC Navy Command separately stated that "American bases in the region are separate. They will experience hell these days."
This is the latest in a series of escalating exchanges between the US and Iran in the strait region over the past weeks, as The Zioneer reported on June 10. That thread involved earlier IRGC claims of successful strikes on the Fifth Fleet that Washington dismissed as false. At writing, the situation remains fluid, with the IRGC reiterating its claimed control over the Strait of Hormuz and threatening a "crushing response" to any further American action.
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