The US military conducted “self-defense” strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, US Central Command said today.
CENTCOM said the strikes were in response to “attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East.”
“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets. Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart enroute, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by U.S. and Bahrain air defense forces,” CENTCOM said on X.
The US struck an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, according to CENTCOM, and no US personnel were harmed.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, meanwhile, said its attacks on Kuwait were in response to the “brazen and blatant aggression” by US forces on Qeshm Island. The IRGC claimed it fired at least 10 ballistic missiles at Kuwait.
It added that the attacks are an “initial response,” warning of a much stronger retaliatory strike to come.
