{"id":129007,"date":"2026-07-08T17:09:57","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:09:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=129007"},"modified":"2026-07-08T17:09:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T12:09:59","slug":"iran-guards-say-american-bases-in-kuwait-bahrain-hit-after-us-unleashes-new-wave-of-strikes-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2026\/129007\/","title":{"rendered":"Iran Guards say American bases in Kuwait, Bahrain hit after US unleashes new wave of strikes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Web desk(National Times)- Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they had hit dozens of US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American strikes, in a statement carried by state broadcaster\u00a0<em>IRIB<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIn an initial response to this aggression, the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force carried out a joint missile and drone operation, striking 85 key US military facilities\u201d in the two countries, while also shooting down an MQ-9 drone, the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to the strikes, Iran\u2019s top joint military command, Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters, said that Iranian armed forces would deliver a \u201ccrushing response\u201d to the \u201cblatant act of aggression\u201d, and warned that Tehran would not allow US interference in the management of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The US military on Tuesday unleashed a new wave of strikes against Iran and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2013738\">revoked a licence&nbsp;<\/a>allowing the country to sell oil after&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2013627\/three-ships-struck-in-hormuz-flare-up-qatar-slams-iranian-attack\">three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>, putting pressure on an already fragile ceasefire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After a day in which huge crowds&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2013730\">mourned&nbsp;<\/a>Iran\u2019s assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in the holy city of Qom, US Central Command (Centcom) said it hit over 80 targets in a series of strikes intended to impose what it called \u201cheavy costs\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The military command said it struck more than 60 small boats of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps in an effort to degrade Iran\u2019s ability to attack commercial shipping.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces is a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation,\u201d Centcom said in a statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian media reported explosions early on Wednesday local time on Iran\u2019s main oil hub of Kharg Island, on Qeshm Island and in the southern port cities of Sirik and Bandar Abbas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">No civilian deaths were reported, but several people were injured by shrapnel from an \u201cenemy projectile\u201d that hit a commercial pier in Sirik, according to an Iranian state TV reporter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The reports said strikes also hit fishing piers in Sirik and in Bandar Abbas, where several fishing boats were set ablaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s&nbsp;<em>Press TV<\/em>&nbsp;said several blasts were heard on Kharg Island in southern Iran. The report did not provide details on the cause of the explosions, possible damage or casualties.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Centcom statement made no mention of Kharg Island, from which Iran exports 90 per cent of its crude oil. The island was last attacked by the US in April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A US official told&nbsp;<em>Reuters<\/em>&nbsp;that strikes targeted Iranian air defense systems, coastal surveillance systems, surface-to-air missiles, anti-ship cruise missiles and drone launch sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The incidents were only the latest threat to the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2008730\">ceasefire agreement<\/a>&nbsp;the US and Iran struck last month, pausing the conflict that started in February with US and Israeli strikes across the Islamic Republic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a potentially major blow to that agreement, Washington moved on Tuesday to withdraw a key concession that had allowed Iran to sell oil on international markets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oil prices rose more than 3pc after the US announced the move.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Under the interim US-Iran agreement, the US Treasury issued a June 22 general licence to allow the sale of crude oil and petrochemical and petroleum products of Iranian origin through August 21.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In revoking that license on Tuesday, it gave Iran until July 17 to wind down any transactions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Separately, Kuwait condemned Iranian attacks on its soil, which it said undermined efforts to de-escalate tensions in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kuwait\u2019s foreign ministry said in a statement that it expresses its \u201cstrongest condemnation and denunciation of the repeated, illicit Iranian attacks,\u201d adding that \u201cthe continuation of these brazen attacks \u2014 at a time when regional and international efforts toward de-escalation are underway \u2014 systematically undermines efforts to lower tensions\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2013772\/iran-guards-say-american-bases-in-kuwait-bahrain-hit-after-us-unleashes-new-wave-of-strikes#any-measure-necessary\"><\/a>\u2018Any measure necessary\u2019<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s foreign ministry condemned the move as a breach of the framework agreement to end the war and said Washington would bear responsibility for the consequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ministry said early on Wednesday that Iran would take any measure it deemed necessary to safeguard its interests and national security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar blamed Iran for attacking the vessels, including the huge Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker, the Al Rekayyat, which reported being struck overnight by a drone that caused a fire in its engine room. The crew were safe and being evacuated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Saudi-flagged crude oil tanker, believed to be the supertanker Wedyan, was also damaged off Oman, maritime security sources said. The cause was not immediately clear.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Qatar\u2019s foreign ministry said it had summoned Iran\u2019s deputy ambassador and handed him a protest note following the attack on the tanker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s foreign ministry said Qatar\u2019s accusations were perplexing and that Tehran was diligently fulfilling its commitments but asserted that commercial vessels faced risks for using routes not coordinated with Iran.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran aims to install a permanent system to collect fees in what would amount to a huge shift of the balance of power in a region where Washington has long acted as guarantor of security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian, who was in Iraq to participate in Khamenei\u2019s funeral ceremonies, left for Iran after the US strikes on southern Iran, state television reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The ceasefire was intended to provide a 60-day window for negotiations on a permanent agreement, but&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dawn.com\/news\/2012389\">indirect talks in Qatar ended last week&nbsp;<\/a>with no sign of headway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">US President Donald Trump has repeatedly threatened to resume bombing, most recently on Monday when he told reporters in the Oval Office: \u201cWe\u2019re either going to make a deal or we\u2019re going to finish the job \u2026We can knock down their bridges in one hour, we can knock out their energy supply.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Iran\u2019s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said that under the terms of the interim ceasefire memorandum, negotiations on the final deal would \u201cnot commence if threats continue\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Web desk(National Times)- Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said on Wednesday they had hit dozens of US military facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to American strikes, in a statement carried by state broadcaster\u00a0IRIB. \u201cIn an initial response to this aggression, the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force carried out a joint missile and drone operation, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":129008,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-129007","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-latest_news","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.0 - 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