U.S. Launches Fresh Airstrikes Against Iranian Targets in the Gulf
Recent Strikes Underscore Growing Tensions
US Central Command announced on Wednesday that it had carried out another round of airstrikes against Iranian regime targets. The daytime operation, lasting roughly 90 minutes, aimed to further weaken Iran’s ability to threaten merchant vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.
Details of the Attack
The strikes targeted coastal defense systems as well as cruise‑missile storage and launch sites on Greater Tunb Island in the Persian Gulf. In a separate operation earlier in the week, US fighter jets, drones and Navy vessels fired precision munitions at missile and drone sites, naval installations and additional coastal defenses over a seven‑hour period, according to CENTCOM.
Commander’s Statement
CENTCOM Commander Adm. Brad Cooper said that US forces are holding the Islamic regime accountable for “unwarranted aggression that continues to endanger innocent lives.” He noted that over the past seven days Iran has attacked seven commercial vessels, resulting in nearly a dozen civilian crew members being killed, missing or injured, and has launched dozens of missiles and drones at neighboring Gulf states.
Regional Retaliation
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility for attacks on US military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait on Tuesday evening and overnight. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry reported that air‑raid sirens sounded at 8 p.m. and again at 3 a.m. local time. Kuwait’s armed forces said its air defense intercepted five cruise missiles, one ballistic missile and 33 attack drones, and that shrapnel from the aggression damaged several civilian and vital facilities.
Casualties and Damage
A Kuwaiti naval vessel was struck, injuring four soldiers who received medical treatment; their conditions were reported as stable. Air‑raid sirens sounded once more in Kuwait at 3:15 a.m., and the military confirmed that air defenses had confronted enemy drone strikes following the Iranian aggression.
