War in West Asia LIVE: Iran Guards claim to have attacked American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and threaten to increase attacks

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The Guards claimed to have used missiles and drones to attack "key infrastructure and facilities" at American bases in Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain, as well as Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait.



In a statement released by state broadcaster IRIB on Thursday, July 9, 2026, Iran's Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) stated they had attacked American military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait in retaliation for recent American operations.

The Guards claimed to have used drones and missiles to attack "key infrastructure and facilities" at US bases in Juffair and Sheikh Isa, Bahrain, and Arifjan and Ali Al Salem, Kuwait.

Additionally, they issued a warning that if U.S. strikes were repeated, their countermeasures will spread to other bases in the region.

In the meantime, oil prices increased on Thursday as the United States launched more strikes against Iran, undermining hopes for both the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of the world's pre-war oil supplies, and an end to the Iran war.

90 military targets in Iran were damaged by recent strikes: U.S. military
According to U.S. military authorities, their most recent strikes targeted some 90 Iranian military targets, including drone and missile storage facilities, air defense systems, and other assets.

U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) issued a statement to X stating that the United States "completed an additional round of strikes against Iran, July 8, to further degrade Iran's ability to attack commercial shipping and innocent civilian mariners in the Strait of Hormuz."

Iran Guards report attacks on American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait.
Iran Guards claim to have attacked American bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and to have threatened to carry out more attacks.

Iran claims that only "Iranian arrangements" will allow the Hormuz Strait to open.
The Hormuz Strait would only open under "Iranian arrangements," according to Iran's lead negotiator.
Following air raid sirens, explosions were heard in Bahrain.
Shortly after officials sounded air raid sirens to warn of an attack, explosions were heard in Bahrain's capital on Thursday, according to an AFP correspondent in Manama.

The explosions came after Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed to "give a devastating response" to new American attacks on the territory of the Islamic republic.

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