Iran launched multiple waves of missiles and drones at Kuwait and Bahrain on Sunday, widening its confrontation with the United States by targeting two Gulf states that host American military facilities, according to Al Jazeera.
Kuwaiti authorities said one strike caused a fire at a power and water plant, while Bahrain’s military said its air defence systems intercepted incoming threats. Iran said the operation targeted U.S. military infrastructure, including an ammunition depot at Camp al-Adiri and radar systems at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, according to state broadcaster IRIB.
The escalation followed eight consecutive nights of U.S. air strikes on Iranian territory. Washington said the attacks were aimed at punishing Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) forces linked to earlier attacks in Jordan that killed two American service members and degrading Iran’s ability to threaten shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
The violence also extended into Jordan, where Israeli and Jordanian forces intercepted an Iranian missile launched toward Aqaba, according to the Israeli military. Iran’s nuclear energy agency later accused the United States of striking an under-construction nuclear power plant in the country’s southwest.
Meanwhile, tensions remain high in the Strait of Hormuz, with the IRGC reporting it had intercepted two vessels. Georgetown University professor Paul Musgrave told Al Jazeera that Iran appears to hold the “upper hand” because it views the conflict as an existential war, while the U.S. and Israel are pursuing strategic policy objectives.
