IRGC Says It Struck US Forces in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan
Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday it attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, as reports emerged of explosions in Kuwait and drone strikes on US troops in Jordan.
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said Tuesday it had attacked US forces in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, according to a live update carried by Al Jazeera. Separately, the Jerusalem Post reported “massive” explosions in Kuwait and drone strikes on a US military position in Jordan, marking the widest publicly claimed Iranian retaliation of the current cycle.
What we know
Al Jazeera’s rolling coverage said the IRGC claim named all three Gulf-adjacent host countries — Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan — as targets of the Tuesday operation. The Jerusalem Post cited local Kuwaiti reports that six response teams, backed by the army and National Guard, were dispatched to the site of the Kuwait explosion, with no injuries and damage described as material only.
The strikes came on the same day US forces struck Iran for a fourth consecutive day, with a US official telling Reuters and The Hill that Tuesday’s targeting was aimed at “emerging threats.” Iranian state media has reported US projectile strikes near the cities of Hajiabad and Sirik in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province.
President Trump said Tuesday that “strikes on Iran will continue until I say enough,” and named Iranian bridges and power plants as possible next targets, according to Al Jazeera.
What we don’t know
CENTCOM has not confirmed casualties or damage from the reported drone strikes on the US position in Jordan. The specific US facility hit — and whether it houses American personnel from Operation Inherent Resolve rotations or other missions — has not been disclosed. Kuwaiti authorities have not publicly attributed the explosions to Iran, and the type of munition used in each of the three claimed strikes remains unclear. This is a developing story.
Context
The claimed strikes escalate the exchange from the maritime and homeland domains into direct attacks on US forces stationed at host-nation bases across the Gulf. Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, Naval Support Activity Bahrain — home to the US Fifth Fleet — and Tower 22 in Jordan are among the highest-profile US postures in the region. A January 2024 drone attack on Tower 22 killed three US Army reservists.
The Iranian claim follows the killing of an Indian sailor and wounding of eight crew when Iranian missiles struck two UAE-flagged tankers in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, which prompted the current US strike sequence. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said Tuesday the renewed US strikes violate an existing memorandum and undermine nuclear-settlement efforts.
What to watch
- A CENTCOM statement confirming or denying US casualties at any of the three named locations, particularly the Jordan drone strike.
- Kuwait’s official attribution of the Tuesday explosions and any request for additional US Patriot or THAAD defense.
- Whether Trump’s “bridges and power plants” targeting language translates into an overnight strike on Iranian civilian infrastructure — a threshold not yet crossed in this cycle.
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