Iran launched a series of retaliatory strikes targeting U.S. military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain on Saturday night, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. The strikes were described as a response to earlier U.S. attacks on Iranian soil.
The Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed to have "destroyed eight important U.S. military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain." The extent of the damage caused by Iran's strikes remains unclear.
Kuwait reported that its air defense systems were activated in response to the incidents. A statement on X indicated that any explosions heard were the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile targets. Iran, meanwhile, issued strong warnings on social media, stating that "Any enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets… will have a crushing response."