Iran launched missiles and drones at U.S. military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday, hours after American airstrikes on dozens of Iranian targets overnight, Jewish Breaking News reports. Gulf air defenses went on alert, and oil markets jumped as the fragile ceasefire faces its biggest test.
On Wednesday, Iran confirmed that it had launched missiles and drones at U.S. military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, hours after American airstrikes on dozens of Iranian targets, according to Jewish Breaking News. The confirmation is the first official acknowledgment from Tehran, following a morning of unverified claims.
At 06:44 Jerusalem, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck 85 American military sites and downed an MQ-9 Reaper drone. Shortly after, Bahrain and Kuwait said their air defenses had intercepted most of the incoming threats. The IRGC then escalated, declaring all U.S. bases in the region 'legitimate targets' and claiming a new wave of strikes.
The U.S. airstrikes that preceded the Iranian response were themselves a retaliation for Iranian attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz, as The Zioneer has reported. The fragile ceasefire between the two nations now faces its most severe test, and oil markets have spiked.
No American casualties or damage to facilities have been reported thus far, and the full extent of the Iranian strike remains unverified. U.S. officials have not yet commented on the latest confirmation.
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