Iran Strikes 85 U.S. Bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, Citing "Broken Promises" (Update)

IRGC: "The United States Violated the Ceasefire Agreement"

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced that it had struck 85 U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. The attack came after a large-scale U.S. airstrike, with the IRGC stating that the United States had "violated the ceasefire agreement."

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According to Iran's semi-official Fars News Agency and China's state-run Xinhua News Agency on the 8th (local time), the IRGC declared in a statement that "the Navy and Aerospace Force conducted a joint missile and drone operation, attacking 85 U.S. military facilities, including Salman Port in Bahrain and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait." The IRGC also claimed to have shot down one U.S. MQ-9 drone.

In the early hours of the day, Bahrain and Kuwait came under missile and drone attacks, prompting the activation of air defense systems in response. The Bahraini Ministry of Interior posted on the social networking service X (formerly Twitter), "We ask citizens and residents to remain calm and evacuate to the nearest safe location." The Kuwaiti military also stated on X that "air defense systems are responding to missile and drone attacks."

This attack was a retaliatory measure carried out just hours after the United States struck over 80 military targets inside Iran in response to Iran's attack on merchant ships in the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that, in response to Iran's attack on three merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, it had conducted precision strikes on more than 80 targets inside Iran, including air defense systems, command and control facilities, coastal radar bases, anti-ship missile assets, and IRGC-affiliated speedboats.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Speaker of the Iranian Parliament and leader of the U.S.-Iran negotiation team, also claimed on X that the United States had violated the ceasefire agreement with Iran. He listed violations of Iran's management measures in the Strait of Hormuz, renewed threats of airstrikes, the reimposition of oil sanctions, attacks in southern Iran, and the continued aggression of Zionists (Israel) as "serious breaches of the memorandum of understanding (MOU)." He added, "The era of harassment and extortion is over. Nothing can be gained by such means. Iran will not yield."

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