The US military says it carried out “self-defence” attacks on Iran overnight, shooting down ballistic missiles and drones fired at ships and Gulf countries. The strikes on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz were “in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East”, the US Central Command (Centcom) announced.
Centcom claimed Iran fired two missiles against Kuwait and three at Bahrain, all of which broke up or were intercepted. Iran said it had retaliated by attacking US bases and helicopters in a “regional country” using missiles and drones.
Kuwait’s foreign ministry said one person was killed and several others injured when drones struck structures including the country’s international airport. Kuwait’s defense ministry spokesman Brig Gen Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi described the incident as “criminal Iranian aggression.” The Kuwaiti foreign ministry later said infrastructure including diplomatic facilities had been destroyed.
“Qeshm Island was struck by an Iranian military ground control station, according to Centcom. It said the US also shot down three assault drones launched by Iran targeting “civilian mariners that were lawfully transiting regional waters.”
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