Attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain Add Further Strain to U.S.-Iran Cease-Fire
The New York Times • • world
Key Points:
- Iranian attacks targeted Kuwait and Bahrain on Wednesday, killing at least one person, injuring over 60, and disrupting aviation during a busy holiday season in the Gulf region.
- The fatality marks the first reported death in a Gulf state since the U.S. and Iran agreed to a cease-fire in April, despite ongoing exchanges of strikes.
- U.S. Central Command conducted self-defense strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, following a wave of Iranian drone attacks that failed to hit intended U.S. targets.
- Kuwait’s international airport was seriously damaged by an Iranian ballistic missile and drone attack, while Bahrain intercepted three Iranian missiles and several drones targeting civilian sites.
- Iran’s foreign ministry justified the attacks as retaliation for U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island, with the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claiming to have targeted an American naval base in Bahrain.