Iran Attacks U.S. Military Bases in Kuwait: "In Response to U.S. Crimes"

U.S. Retaliates After Iranian Wedding Airstrike

As hostilities between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz resumed after about a month, Iran has launched an attack on a U.S. military base in Kuwait.

On September 3 (local time), the Kuwaiti military announced on the social networking service X (formerly Twitter), "The Kuwaiti air defense network is currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks resulting from heinous Iranian aggression."

On the 31st of last month (local time), a citizen was riding a motorcycle along Tehran Road in Iran. Posters featuring a portrait of Iran's new leader Mojtaba Khamenei were hung in the street. Photo by AP Yonhap News.

Iran's state television also confirmed that Iran is attacking U.S. military bases in Kuwait "in retaliation for crimes committed by the United States against the Iranian people."

Since August 30, the United States and Iran have continued to engage in military clashes and retaliatory measures over passage rights through the Strait of Hormuz. On August 30, U.S. forces struck two rocket launchers set up by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz for mine deployment, while Iran responded by launching missiles at two U.S. bases in Jordan.

On September 1, the United States carried out additional strikes against IRGC targets and reportedly attacked two government-owned Iranian oil tankers as part of the "tanker-to-tanker" strategy approved by U.S. President Donald Trump. The IRGC also immediately retaliated by shooting down a U.S. MQ-9 drone and attacking U.S. military bases in both Jordan and Erbil, Iraq.

The Iranian military expanded the frontlines to the Gulf region, attacking U.S. military bases in Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kuwait. Iran particularly claimed to have struck U.S. facilities at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE, as well as the Shaikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, using drones and other weapons. Furthermore, on September 1, Iran stated that a U.S. airstrike resulted in a large number of civilian casualties at a private home where a wedding was being held and denounced this as a war crime, vowing a strong response.

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