Iran launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Bahrain and Iraq early Wednesday, according to The Zioneer. The attack comes amid an ongoing US-Iran military confrontation.
Iran confirmed early Wednesday that it launched missile and drone strikes on US military positions in Bahrain and Iraq, according to The Zioneer. The confirmation follows earlier reports of the attacks, which The Zioneer first reported at 06:15 Jerusalem.
At 06:15 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that Iran had launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait overnight, with a confirmed hit on the US base at Erbil International Airport via satellite data. In a subsequent report also at 06:15, The Zioneer reported that Iran had expanded its retaliatory strikes to include targets in Jordan and northern Iraq. The attacks were described as retaliation for a wave of US airstrikes on Iranian military infrastructure.
The strikes are part of an ongoing US-Iran military confrontation that has escalated over recent months. As The Zioneer reported on June 10, President Trump approved strikes on Iranian military assets after pressure from defense officials, leading to Iranian retaliatory barrages. Subsequent rounds of strikes and counter-strikes have continued, including US strikes on Iranian missile and drone sites in late June and Iran's closure of the Strait of Hormuz in early July. The US has conducted multiple waves of airstrikes on Iranian soil, while Iran has responded with missile and drone attacks on American positions across the region.
Details on damage and casualties from the latest strikes are not yet available. The Pentagon is still assessing the full extent of the damage, and it remains unclear whether any US personnel were harmed or if the strikes were intercepted.
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