Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps confirmed it conducted strikes on Kuwait and Bahrain as retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iran Friday night, according to the IRGC's own statement. The confirmation follows earlier IRGC claims and aligns with the thread of ongoing retaliatory operations since the U.S. strikes.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially confirmed on Sunday morning at 04:47 Jerusalem that its forces struck targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, explicitly framing the attacks as retaliation for U.S. airstrikes on Iran on Friday night. The confirmation, published by the Tasnim news agency, comes just over an hour after the IRGC's initial claim of responsibility for the same strikes — a sequence that began at 03:40 Jerusalem when the IRGC first announced a large-scale missile and drone operation against eight U.S. military facilities, naming Ali al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and the Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain as targets.
As The Zioneer reported at 03:48 Jerusalem (same-thread), the IRGC's initial claims were published in quick succession: a general announcement of the operation (version 1), a detailed listing of specific targets at Ali al-Salem and Salman port bases (version 2), and a separate claim of responsibility accompanied by a warning against any maritime sovereignty violations (version 3, published at 03:40 Jerusalem). These earlier reports, all based on a single Iranian source, were marked as unverified. The current confirmation adds a specific causal link — framing the strikes as retaliation for Friday's U.S. attacks on five IRGC coastal sites — but does not provide independently verifiable details on targets, damage, or casualties.
This sequence of IRGC claims is the latest in a multi-day campaign of hostilities and threats. The Zioneer previously reported on IRGC claims of strikes against five military bases across Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain (June 11), on statements of readiness for expected U.S. strikes (June 11), and on earlier threats of a 'decisive direct response' (June 11). The IRGC has also repeatedly warned of escalated measures against vessels violating sovereignty, as reported in its statements throughout the week.
What remains open: whether the United States, Kuwait, or Bahrain will issue official responses to the IRGC's claims; whether independent verification of the strikes — including any damage or casualties — will emerge; and whether the IRGC's confirmation signals the end of this retaliatory wave or the start of further operations.
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