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Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Saturday that it had struck "enemy bases" in the Gulf region after the United States attacked the West Asian nation's radar site. The news was confirmed by the IRGC as the details of the operation were shared with state-run media.
"Following the invasion of the child-killing and terrorist US army into Sirik and Qeshm Island, enemy bases in the region were hit by aerial missiles," state broadcaster IRIB reported early on Saturday, quoting the IRGC. Tehran went on to claim it attacked the 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain, a claim the US denied.
Footage circulating online showed the missile attack and a thick plume of smoke rising from the base. Meanwhile, a US military official said Iran launched ballistic missiles toward neighbouring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, hours after reporting four Iranian "one-way attack" drones were thwarted.
In a statement posted on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted six of the missiles Iran launched and the seventh "did not reach its intended target." "There are currently no reports of harm to US personnel, and Iranian claims of damaging US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false," the statement read.
Meanwhile, reports are emerging that Kuwaiti air defences were responding to "hostile missile and drone threats." Bahrain, on the other hand, sounded sirens urging citizens and residents to head to the nearest safe place, officials said on Saturday.
Amid the chaos, the Kuwaiti army wrote on US social media platform X that the General Staff confirmed that "any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defence systems intercepting hostile targets." "The public is urged to adhere to safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities,” it said.
Meanwhile, Bahrain's Interior Ministry also wrote on X that "the siren has been sounded," and "citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place." Iran claimed that its missile successfully struck Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and US Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain. Overall tensions in the region remain high.
"Following the invasion of the child-killing and terrorist US army into Sirik and Qeshm Island, enemy bases in the region were hit by aerial missiles," state broadcaster IRIB reported early on Saturday, quoting the IRGC. Tehran went on to claim it attacked the 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain, a claim the US denied.
Footage circulating online showed the missile attack and a thick plume of smoke rising from the base. Meanwhile, a US military official said Iran launched ballistic missiles toward neighbouring Gulf nations of Kuwait and Bahrain, hours after reporting four Iranian "one-way attack" drones were thwarted.
Gulf rattled by Iranian attack
In a statement posted on X, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it intercepted six of the missiles Iran launched and the seventh "did not reach its intended target." "There are currently no reports of harm to US personnel, and Iranian claims of damaging US 5th fleet headquarters in Bahrain are false," the statement read.
Meanwhile, reports are emerging that Kuwaiti air defences were responding to "hostile missile and drone threats." Bahrain, on the other hand, sounded sirens urging citizens and residents to head to the nearest safe place, officials said on Saturday.
Amid the chaos, the Kuwaiti army wrote on US social media platform X that the General Staff confirmed that "any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defence systems intercepting hostile targets." "The public is urged to adhere to safety and security instructions issued by the relevant authorities,” it said.
Meanwhile, Bahrain's Interior Ministry also wrote on X that "the siren has been sounded," and "citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place." Iran claimed that its missile successfully struck Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait and US Fifth Fleet facilities in Bahrain. Overall tensions in the region remain high.
