Key facts
- Kuwait's military stated it was intercepting Iranian drone attacks.
- Bahrain activated air raid sirens, advising citizens to seek safe places.
- The US reimposed a naval blockade on Iran and declared a ceasefire memorandum collapse.
- US forces conducted strikes on Iranian military sites, with Iran responding with missiles and drones.
- Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted multiple hostile targets, and a naval vessel was hit.
- Projectiles struck Iranian cities Rask and Chabahar, hitting the Chabahar Port's traffic control center and the Bampur Army garrison.
Tensions in the Gulf escalated significantly as Kuwait's military reported intercepting Iranian drone attacks and Bahrain activated air raid sirens. The US military reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports, declaring the collapse of a recent ceasefire memorandum and launching strikes on Iranian military sites. Iran responded with a barrage of missiles and drones targeting Gulf shipping and neighboring states.
Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted numerous hostile targets, including missiles and drones, with a Kuwaiti Navy vessel sustaining damage and sailors being wounded. In parallel, Bahrain sounded air raid sirens across the kingdom, advising its citizens and residents to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
Projectiles struck the southeastern Iranian cities of Rask and Chabahar, with Iranian media reporting explosions. The Chabahar Port's maritime traffic control center was reportedly hit in a renewed US strike, and Iranian authorities also reported attacks on the Bampur Army garrison, resulting in at least seven military personnel killed. These incidents mark an expansion of military operations beyond the Strait of Hormuz, with Chabahar being Iran's only deep-water ocean port on the Gulf of Oman.
President Trump has threatened to expand the campaign to strike Iranian power plants and bridges if Tehran does not return to negotiations. He is also considering options such as the potential seizure of Kharg Island, Iran's main oil export hub, and bombing underground tunnel complexes near Natanz.