Iran Unleashes Suicide Drones On US Assets In Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain; Patriot System Targeted
Iran Unleashes Suicide Drones On US Assets In Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain; Patriot System Targeted Published By, Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 13:17 IST Iran claimed
Iran Unleashes Suicide Drones On US Assets In Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain; Patriot System Targeted Published By, Last Updated: July 09, 2026, 13:17 IST Iran claimed that "in continuation of the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran's army on US bases in the region" it had struck a Patriot missile interceptor system in Kuwait. Smoke rises from a port near the Strait of Hormuz, following a US strike in Kuhestak, Hormozgan Province. (Source: Reuters) Iran’s military on Thursday said it had launched one-way attack drones targeting US sites in Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain in retaliation for American strikes earlier in the day. The army claimed that “in continuation of the attacks by the Islamic Republic of Iran’s army on US bases in the region" it had struck a Patriot missile interceptor system in Kuwait, fuel tanks in Bahrain and an early warning system in Qatar with “a large number of various types of army kamikaze drones". “The armed forces of Iran will under no circumstances allow the realisation of the goals and ambitions of the insane president of the United States, and will continue to defend the ideals of the Islamic revolution until the final victory," the military said in a statement reported by Iran’s state media.
Iran Targets US Assets In Kuwait, Bahrain Earlier in the day, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed it had carried out a joint missile-and-drone operation targeting four US military installations: Camp Arifjan and Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait, and Naval Support Activity Bahrain (Juffair) and Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. Describing the attacks as the “first phase of the punitive response," the IRGC claimed the strikes had destroyed “infrastructure and important facilities" at the four bases. Also Read: Iran Targets US Fifth Fleet HQ In Bahrain, American Military Base In Kuwait In Retaliatory Strikes It further warned that the attacks “will expand to include other American bases throughout the region" if US military operations against Iran continue. According to Iranian media, Tehran had earlier in the day launched retaliatory airstrikes targeting the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and an American military base in Kuwait. Fire had broken out at the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain following the strike.
14 Killed In US Strikes In Iran Meanwhile, Iran’s Health Ministry said two days of US strikes on the country had killed 14 people and injured 78 others. Also Read: US Strikes Iran’s Chabahar Port After Trump Warns Attacks ‘Will Get Much Worse’ “Of the injured, 47 are still hospitalised and the rest have been discharged after receiving medical care," Hossein Kermanpour, the ministry’s head of public relations, said in a post on X. The latest escalation came after the United States launched a fresh wave of strikes on Iran on Thursday, saying the attacks were aimed at safeguarding freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz after Tuesday’s assault on three cargo ships transiting the vital waterway. The strikes were launched hours after United States President Donald Trump declared that the ceasefire with Iran to end the war was “over." With inputs from AFP, Reuters News18 Newsletter Handpicked stories, in your inbox A newsletter with the best of our journalism submit About the Author Prisha Vibhavari Prisha is the Chief Sub-Editor at News18.com, with more than 10 years of experience in national and international news.
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