Iran Says It Targeted Bases in Kuwait and Jordan

After New Wave of US Strikes

Report By Y-Trendz

Tehran/Washington — Iran has launched fresh missile and drone strikes against American military installations in Kuwait and Jordan, its latest retaliatory move after another round of US airstrikes on

Iranian territory pushed the fragile ceasefire between the two countries closer to collapse. The exchange marks one of several rounds of tit-for-tat attacks across the Gulf region in recent days, as a brief truce reached in mid-June continues to unravel.

Iran's Latest Strikes

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its forces struck a US surface-to-surface missile base in Kuwait, claiming to have set fire to two HIMARS rocket launchers along with warehouses full of munitions and destroying them completely. Kuwait's General Staff confirmed its air defense systems were actively engaging hostile aerial targets in the country's airspace, and asked residents not to be alarmed by explosions, which it said were the result of successful interceptions rather than impacts.

In Jordan, the IRGC said it targeted Prince Hassan Air Base with a combination of missiles and drones, setting fire to several fuel depots and ammunition storage facilities on the base. Jordan's military said it intercepted four missiles that had entered its airspace from Iranian territory, though the extent of any damage from debris was not immediately detailed. The IRGC described the Kuwait and Jordan strikes as part of a broader, multi-front retaliatory operation that also included attacks on US assets in Bahrain and radar installations in Oman that same night.

Iranian officials have framed the latest barrage as a direct response to escalating American military action. Tehran's strikes came hours after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said it had struck dozens of targets across multiple locations inside Iran using precision munitions, an operation US officials said was intended to degrade Iran's capacity to continue threatening international shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

Renewed Escalation After Ceasefire Frays

The strikes on Kuwait and Jordan are part of a broader pattern that has played out repeatedly since fighting between the US and Iran resumed in early July, following the breakdown of a ceasefire agreement that had briefly held since mid-June. President Donald Trump declared the truce "over" after accusing Iran of attacking commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, and the US has since carried out consecutive nights of strikes on Iranian coastal and military sites, including facilities in Bushehr, Chabahar, Jask, Konarak, Abu Musa and Bandar Abbas.

Iran has responded each time by striking American bases and allied military infrastructure scattered across the Gulf, hitting Bahrain, Kuwait, Jordan, Qatar and Oman in various combinations depending on the night. In one especially heavy round, CENTCOM said it hit roughly 90 Iranian military targets in a single operation, prompting Iran to answer with strikes that Tehran said damaged a US drone command center in Bahrain and additional facilities at Kuwait's Ali Al Salem air base.

Casualties and material damage have mounted on multiple sides. Kuwait's Defence Ministry has reported intercepting a mix of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones during earlier waves, with falling debris causing injuries and localized damage. Jordan has similarly reported intercepting the bulk of incoming Iranian projectiles aimed at its airspace, limiting casualties even as shrapnel has fallen across several areas.

Regional and Economic Fallout

The renewed strikes have rattled global oil markets and disrupted shipping through one of the world's most critical energy corridors. Brent crude has surged in recent sessions, climbing sharply as fears grow over sustained disruption to tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, a route that carries a significant share of the world's seaborne oil exports. CENTCOM commander Admiral Brad Cooper said Iran had deliberately targeted seven commercial vessels over the preceding week, resulting in casualties, injuries and missing crew members among civilian mariners.

Gulf states caught in the crossfire, including Kuwait, Bahrain, Qatar and Jordan, have condemned the escalation and called for restraint, even as they continue to host American military infrastructure that has made them recurring targets of Iranian retaliation. Qatar, whose diplomatic efforts had previously helped broker ceasefire talks between Washington and Tehran, said it would not resume its mediating role while under direct attack itself.

What Comes Next

With both sides trading near-nightly strikes and the ceasefire framework effectively collapsed, there is little immediate sign of de-escalation. Trump has said Washington would respond even harder to any future Iranian attacks on commercial shipping, while Iranian officials have vowed continued retaliation against US military assets in the region for as long as American strikes on Iranian territory continue. Diplomats from Qatar and other regional mediators are said to be pushing for both sides to return to the terms of the earlier truce, though prospects for a durable de-escalation remain uncertain as the conflict enters its latest and most volatile phase.