Iran Guards say American bases in Kuwait, Bahrain hit after US unleashes new wave of strikes
Iran's Revolutionary Guards claim to have struck 85 US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain following a new wave of American strikes against Iranian targets. This escalation follows the assassination of Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and ongoing tensions regarding oil shipments in the Strait of Hormuz.
Why it matters
This represents a significant escalation in Middle Eastern geopolitical conflict, threatening regional stability and global oil supply chains.
A flag bearing portraits of Iran's assassinated supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and his son, the current Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, is seen installed along a street, a day before the funeral procession of Ali Khamenei in the holy Iraqi city of Karbala on July 7, 2026. — AFP Smoke rises at an unknown location following what the U.S. Central Command says is a new wave of strikes against Iran on Tuesday after three tankers were hit by projectiles in the Strait of Hormuz, in this still image taken from video released July 7, 2026. — Reuters VERIFICATION: - Location and date could not be verified. - No earlier version of the video found posted online befo Listen to article 1x 1.2x 1.5x comments Join our Whatsapp Channel Add Dawn as a trusted source Iran’s 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 IRIB .
The framing focuses heavily on the military escalation and the 'aggression' of the US strikes, reflecting a critical stance on Western intervention.
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