Iran launched drone and missile strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday, retaliating against new US military attacks in southern Iran, The Guardian reported.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed responsibility, saying it targeted countries hosting key American military infrastructure.
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Kuwait intercepted two ballistic missiles with no injuries reported, while Bahrain said a residential building near its international airport was damaged.
The Iranian group warned that American actions would disrupt diplomatic efforts to maintain a fragile ceasefire.
“Let the enemy know that violating the ceasefire … will lead to a complete halt of ongoing processes,” the IRGC stated.
The IRGC navy command also warned US forces across the Middle East to “experience hell in the coming days.”
US President Donald Trump responded with a stark warning: “If that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!”
He suggested talks could be abandoned in favor of direct military action to “militarily finish the job.”
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Tehran had previously warned that any foreign interference in the Strait of Hormuz would result in a prolonged closure of the vital energy shipping route.
US Central Command said its initial airstrikes targeted Iranian military infrastructure, including surveillance sites, drone storage, and mine-laying facilities, “in direct response to continued Iranian aggression against commercial shipping.”
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi reaffirmed Tehran’s claims over the waterway during a visit to Iraq, stating that any attempt to establish new arrangements would “lead to further complications, delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, and increase the level of tension.”
Araghchi also proposed a regional security alliance excluding Western powers from maritime enforcement.
Bahrain’s foreign ministry condemned the strikes as “a dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act, nor an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression against the sovereignty of the kingdom.”
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Hostilities also expanded into southern Lebanon, where a recent ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah faced strain after Israeli military officials reported Hezbollah activity near Deir Seryan.
