{"id":3138,"date":"2026-06-28T04:09:22","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:09:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3138"},"modified":"2026-06-28T04:09:22","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T04:09:22","slug":"iran-launches-attacks-on-us-military-sites-in-kuwait-and-bahrain-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/metrotransitreview.com\/?p=3138","title":{"rendered":"Iran launches attacks on US military sites in Kuwait and Bahrain: report"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran says it launched a series of retaliatory strikes on US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain Saturday night \u2014 after the US hit them earlier in the day as part of a rising series of strikes and counter-strikes between the two nations.<\/p>\n

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Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed\u00a0 they\u00a0 \u201cdestroyed eight important US military facilities at the Ali al-Salem base in Kuwait and at the Fifth Fleet naval base in Port Salman in Bahrain.\u201d<\/p>\n

It was not clear how much damage their attacks did, but Kuwait said they were attempting to intercept the attacks and \u201cany explosions that may be heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile targets,\u201d according to\u00a0a statement on X.<\/p>\n

Air raid sirens, meanwhile, went off Bahrain, as officials there called on residents to \u201cremain calm and head to the nearest safe place.\u201d US has major bases in both countries.<\/p>\n

By about 10 p.m. New York time, an official reportedly said there were no \u2060US casualties or major impacts \u2060or damage \u200cto US bases after the barrage of missiles and drones \u2014 though the situation was still going on.<\/p>\n

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In its statement, Iran talked tough on social media, saying \u201cAny enemy aggression, whatever the pretext, even against insignificant targets\u2026 will have a crushing response.\u201d<\/p>\n

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