Iran's IRGC Launches Missiles and Drones at 85 US Military Sites in Bahrain-Kuwait

JAKARTA - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran claims to have launched missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) towards 85 US military locations in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to the latest wave of US attacks on Iran.

Through a post on Telegram quoted by CNN, Wednesday, July 8, the IRGC said that its naval and air forces' joint operation targeted US military facilities in the Port of Salman, Bahrain - where the US Fifth Fleet operates - as well as the Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait.

Previously, Kuwait said it was responding to incoming missile and drone threats, while Bahrain reported warning sirens had sounded.

The US military previously stated that it had hit more than 80 military targets in Iran on Tuesday, following Iran's attack on a number of ships in the Strait of Hormuz. This was conveyed in a statement from the US Central Command (US Central Command).