Kanal13The United States and Iran have exchanged fire amid rapidly escalating tensions in the Middle East. A U.S. official told Reuters that Washington believed the four Iranian drones had been launched with the aim of targeting maritime traffic in the region. In response, U.S. Central Command announced on X that American forces attacked Iranian monitoring and surveillance facilities in Goruk and on Qeshm Island—two locations situated on the Strait of Hormuz—following the drone incident.
In retaliation for U.S. military operations, the IRGC said it fired missiles at U.S. bases in the Gulf region. It further claimed that Iranian forces opened fire on four tankers that were allegedly attempting to navigate the Strait of Hormuz without complying with Iran’s directives or securing its approval for passage.
The IRGC said it had attacked a U.S. air base in Kuwait and facilities used by the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain overnight, describing the strikes as retaliation for “American military aggression.” State media reported that Kuwaiti forces were responding to an aerial assault by intercepting hostile drones and missiles of unspecified origin.
Meanwhile, Bahrain activated air raid sirens and urged the public to seek immediate shelter amid concerns over incoming threats. Iran subsequently announced that it had targeted American bases in the two Gulf states with ballistic missiles. U.S. officials, however, said the attack caused no successful strikes, noting that air defenses destroyed six missiles while a seventh fell short of its target. Meanwhile, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that Washington would soon bring the conflict with Iran to an end, either through a peace agreement or through what he described as “tough measures.
