Saturday 06 / June / 2026
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said on Saturday morning that it targeted US bases in the Gulf region.
"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, quoting the Revolutionary Guard.
Kuwait said its air defenses responded to "hostile" drones and missiles while Bahrain activated its air raid siren.
Bahrain activates air raid sirens
Air raid sirens have sounded in Bahrain in the early hours of Saturday morning.
"Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the Bahraini Interior Ministry said on X
It comes after another gulf state, Kuwait, reported intercepting "hostile" drones and missiles.
Kuwait intercepts 'hostile' drones
Kuwait's military said early Saturday its air defenses responded to "hostile" drone and missile attacks. It did not specify their exact origin.
"The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces confirms that any explosions that may be heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks," the Kuwaiti military said on X.
The attack comes days after a strike on Kuwait's International Airport killed one and wounded dozens more.
US says 4 Iranian drones launched toward Hormuz shot down
US Central Command forces have shot down four Iranian "one-way attack drones" they said were launched toward the strategic Strait of Hormuz.
US forces also struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in the city of Goruk and the island of Qeshm on the Persian Gulf, the US CENTCOM said on X, saying the strikes aimed to "defend against further attacks."
"The attack drones posed an immediate threat to regional maritime traffic," the US Central Command said.
