Iran strikes US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, spreading the war onto its neighbors' soil
The Revolutionary Guard says its missiles and drones hit 85 targets, including the US Fifth Fleet area and Ali Al Salem Air Base, in revenge for fresh US strikes on Iran's coast.
- The targets sit in Bahrain and Kuwait, sovereign states turned into the battlefield of a fight that is not theirs.
- Tehran calls it retaliation, announced through the Revolutionary Guard's own statement on state broadcaster Press TV.
- It follows the Strait of Hormuz shipping strikes that drew the latest American attack.
Why it mattersBahrain and Kuwait did not choose this war; Tehran cannot reach America, so it punishes America's neighbors instead.
Press TV (IRGC statement) ↗ · Jul 8, 2026 · ✓ Checked