Iran attacks US Navy’s 5th Fleet HQ in Bahrain, Al Asad Air Base in Kuwait after America strikes: ‘Let the enemy know that…’ | Today’s news
Shortly after President Donald Trump warned that America could “finish the job militarily”, Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guards said on Sunday they had launched nighttime attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait, warning that negotiations with the United States could “come to a complete halt” if Washington continued military operations.
The statement, published by IRAN’s state-run newspaper, was Tehran’s strongest warning yet about the future of the interim deal with the US. The agreement gives both sides a 60-day period to negotiate a permanent end to the conflict.
The Revolutionary Guards claimed they attacked the US Navy’s 5th Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and the Al Asad Air Base in Kuwait during overnight attacks, the AP reported.
“Let the enemy know that a breach of the ceasefire… will result in a complete halt to ongoing processes,” the guard mentioned.
The Kuwaiti military said its air defense systems had intercepted incoming Iranian drones and missiles, adding that there was no immediate report of any damage. The country hosts a major US military base.
Bahrain’s foreign ministry condemned what it described as “a dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act, nor an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression against the kingdom’s sovereignty and the security of its citizens and residents.”
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Bahrain, which hosts the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet, has seen repeated attacks on its naval base during the conflict.
Earlier, the US military said it had launched another round of attacks on Iran, just hours after a tanker was hit in the Strait of Hormuz, the world’s busiest oil shipping route, which Iran had largely closed for most of the conflict.
US Central Command earlier said its forces had launched another round of strikes after an Iranian drone targeted a tanker sailing off Panama on Saturday.
In a statement, Central Command said: “Iran was given a chance to abide by the ceasefire agreement but chose not to,” adding that the strikes were “in direct response to Iran’s continued aggression against merchant shipping” and targeted Iran’s military surveillance infrastructure, communications systems, air defense sites, drone storage facilities and mine-laying capabilities.
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On Saturday, Trump wrote on social media: “There may come a point where we will no longer be able to be reasonable and will be forced to finish militarily the job we have very successfully started. If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!”
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Meanwhile, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB said explosions were heard in Sirik, southern Iran, but gave no further details. The Revolutionary Guards mentioned, “American blind missiles at Sirik will not solve our dominance of the Strait of Hormuz. But our missiles at the intruders will remind other vessels to clear the way.”
US-Iran Interim Agreement
The 14-point interim agreement between the United States and Iran was supposed to halt the fighting that began after the US and Israel launched military operations on February 28. It also aimed to restore shipping through the Strait of Hormuz while the two sides discussed longer-term issues, including Iran’s nuclear program.
A round of mediated talks led by US Vice President JD Vance and Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf took place in Switzerland last week. After the meeting, Washington eased sanctions against Tehran. However, clashes have since resumed, with both sides exchanging accusations and escalating military actions.
