Key facts
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for missile and drone operations against U.S. military sites in Bahrain and Kuwait.
- Kuwait and Bahrain reported incoming missiles and are restoring power after Iranian strikes.
- The attacks followed U.S. strikes on Iranian facilities and a revocation of Iran's oil sales license.
- Oil prices rose following the exchange of military actions.
- Kuwait condemned the strikes as a violation of sovereignty and a threat to regional de-escalation.
Kuwait and Bahrain have begun restoring power to residential areas following Iranian missile and drone strikes targeting U.S. military sites in the two Gulf nations. The attacks, claimed by Iran's Revolutionary Guards, were in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iranian facilities and followed the U.S. revocation of a sanction waiver for Iranian crude oil sales. The exchange of military actions caused crude oil prices to jump early Wednesday. Kuwait condemned the strikes as a "blatant violation of the country's sovereignty" and a threat to regional de-escalation efforts. U.S. Central Command stated it had struck over 60 small boats belonging to the IRGC.