Shortly after US President Donald Trump warned that Washington could "militarily complete the job," Iran launched missiles and drones at US military facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, marking a major escalation in the region.
Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said the attacks targeted US military sites in retaliation for recent American airstrikes, claiming Washington had breached the ceasefire agreement. The group warned that US bases in the region "will experience hell in the coming days."
A US official confirmed the attacks on American facilities but said there were no reported US casualties or significant damage. Earlier, US Central Command announced fresh strikes on Iranian military surveillance, communications, air defence, drone storage and mine-laying facilities after an Iranian drone reportedly attacked a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.
The interim 14-point agreement between Washington and Tehran was intended to halt hostilities, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to global shipping and pave the way for negotiations on Iran s nuclear programme. However, despite a round of mediated talks in Switzerland and limited sanctions relief from the US, both diplomatic and military tensions have intensified.
In a social media post, President Trump warned that if Iran continued its actions, "the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist."
Iranian state media reported explosions in the southern city of Sirik following the US strikes, while Tehran insisted that its operations were aimed at maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz and responding to repeated violations of the ceasefire.
The latest escalation follows attacks on commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, a key global energy route that previously carried around one-fifth of the world s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies. Although shipping had begun to resume after months of disruption, renewed hostilities have raised fresh concerns over regional stability and energy security.
Beyond the Gulf, Iran has also accused the United States of failing to uphold commitments related to a ceasefire in Lebanon, where clashes involving Israel and Hezbollah continue despite repeated US-mediated truce agreements. The continued violence has left hundreds of thousands of Lebanese displaced and fuelled growing regional tensions.
