Kuwait, Bahrain denounce renewed Iranian strikes
Shafaq News- Kuwait City/ Manama
Kuwait and Bahrain, on Sunday, condemned renewed Iranian missile and drone attacks on their territories as violations of their sovereignty after the latest exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran.
Kuwait's Foreign Ministry described the assaults as a direct threat to the country's security, stability, and the safety of citizens and residents, as well as a breach of international law and the UN Charter.
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— وزارة الخارجية (@MOFAKuwait) June 28, 2026
Bahrain's Foreign Ministry said the strikes breached Iran's commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding, signed on June 17, 2026, which called for a permanent halt to military operations and respect for the sovereignty of regional states. The ministry urged the UN Security Council to convene an emergency session to hold those responsible accountable, warning that the attacks threatened the collective security of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC).
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— وزارة الخارجية 🇧🇭 (@bahdiplomatic) June 28, 2026
Earlier today, US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced that US Navy and Air Force aircraft struck 10 Iranian military targets in and near the Strait of Hormuz, including missile and drone storage sites and coastal radar facilities, in response to Iran's drone attack on the M/T Kiku. President Donald Trump said Iran violated the ceasefire agreement and warned that further Iranian breaches could prompt the US to “militarily complete the job that we very successfully started.”
Kuwait's military later said its air defenses intercepted "hostile" missiles and drones without identifying their source, while local media reported that Ali Al-Salem Air Base, which hosts US forces, had been targeted. Bahraini media also reported missile and drone attacks targeting Sheikh Isa Air Base.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for the operation, saying it had targeted eight US military infrastructure sites at Kuwait's Ali Al-Salem Air Base and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain’s Salman Port in response to the American strikes. It accused Washington of violating the Islamabad memorandum and cautioned that any further breach would halt all processes under the agreement.
Iran's Foreign Ministry separately condemned the US strikes on monitoring and surveillance facilities along the country's southern coast, calling them violations of the UN Charter. It reaffirmed Tehran's determination to defend the country's sovereignty and territorial integrity against what it called US military aggression.
The latest exchange followed similar attacks a day earlier, when the IRGC said it had struck US military positions in the Middle East after American airstrikes on Iran's southern coast. Bahrain subsequently denounced an Iranian drone attack on its territory as a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty.
