Iran’s Revolutionary Guard announced on Sunday that it had launched strikes targeting Kuwait and Bahrain in response to US attacks on Iranian territory, warning that any new US aggression would be met with a “crushing response.”
The Revolutionary Guard said in a statement that it targeted “eight important sites and infrastructure of the US military at Ali Al Salem base in Kuwait and the Fifth Naval Fleet in Mina Salman in Bahrain, and they were destroyed.”
He added that “any new aggression under any pretext, even if it is against unimportant targets, will be met with an overwhelming response.”
The Revolutionary Guard stressed that “the Islamabad memorandum of understanding stipulates that arrangements for monitoring and regulating navigation in the Strait of Hormuz fall under the responsibility of the Islamic Republic,” adding that “violating vessels will be dealt with more firmly than before.”
The Revolutionary Guard warned on Thursday that any crossing of the waterway is contingent upon obtaining permission from Iran and passing through the route it has specified, vowing to take “appropriate measures” against ships that violate this.
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Sunday that several monitoring and surveillance facilities on Iran’s southern coast were hit by US airstrikes, which it described as a violation of the interim agreement aimed at ending the four-month-long war between the two countries.
The ministry said in a statement: “These brutal attacks show that the United States places no value or credibility on its commitments, and that breaking promises is part of its nature.”
In contrast, the State of Kuwait expressed its condemnation and denunciation in the strongest terms of the repeated Iranian attacks, the latest of which occurred at dawn today, Sunday, in flagrant violation of its sovereignty, a direct threat to its security, stability and the safety of its citizens and residents on its territory, and a clear breach of the rules of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a press statement today that “the continuation of these blatant attacks, at a time when regional and international efforts are underway to de-escalate tensions, undermines efforts to reduce escalation in the region and represents a direct challenge to the international will supporting this path.”
The Ministry reiterated that the State of Kuwait retains its full right to take all necessary measures to preserve its sovereignty, maintain its security and stability, and protect its people and residents on its territory.
The General Staff of the Army announced that Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted missile attacks and hostile drones.
For its part, the Bahraini Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed in a statement “the Kingdom’s strongest condemnation of the renewed Iranian aggression against its territory,” and considered this “a dangerous escalation that reveals that what Tehran is doing is not a passing act or an isolated incident, but rather a deliberate approach and a systematic pattern of repeated aggression against the sovereignty of the Kingdom and the security of its citizens and residents on its land.”
She pointed out that “the aggression is a clear resumption of the day after Tehran committed, under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed on June 17, 2026, to a permanent cessation of military operations and respect for the sovereignty of the countries of the region, which places it alone in front of the responsibility for breaking its promises and undermining what remains of the opportunities for calm and stability in the region.”
In this context, Arab countries on Sunday considered the Iranian attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain a “threat to the security of the region and an undermining of peace efforts.”
This came in separate official statements issued by Qatar, the UAE, Oman, Egypt, Jordan and Lebanon, in addition to the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Qatar
In a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Qatar condemned “the repeated Iranian attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait,” considering them “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of the two countries and a flagrant breach of the rules of international law.”
Doha stressed “the need to spare the region the consequences of unjustified attacks, to continue on the path of dialogue and diplomacy, to reduce escalation, and to build on the gains achieved within the framework of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran, in a way that contributes to consolidating security and stability at the regional and international levels.”
The Ministry reiterated the State of Qatar’s full solidarity with the Kingdom of Bahrain and the State of Kuwait, and its support for everything that would preserve their security and stability.
Sultanate of Oman
The Omani Foreign Ministry issued a statement expressing “the Sultanate of Oman’s condemnation of the military attacks on Kuwaiti territory.”
Muscat affirmed its “full solidarity with Kuwait and its rejection of all actions that threaten the security and stability of the region,” calling for “restraint and prioritizing dialogue and diplomacy.”
Jordan
Jordan, in a statement issued by its Ministry of Foreign Affairs, condemned “the Iranian attacks that targeted Kuwait and Bahrain,” describing them as “brutal and a blatant violation of their sovereignty, a threat to their security, stability and territorial integrity, a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
The statement affirmed “Jordan’s absolute solidarity with Bahrain and Kuwait and its support for all steps they take to protect their sovereignty, security, and the safety of their citizens and residents.”
Egypt
In Cairo, Egypt, in a statement from its Foreign Ministry, condemned “in the strongest terms the Iranian attacks targeting Kuwait and Bahrain,” considering them “a flagrant violation of their sovereignty and a threat to their security and stability.”
Cairo considered these attacks “an unacceptable escalation that undermines efforts to consolidate calm and reduce tension in the region.”
Egypt reiterated its full support for all measures taken by Kuwait and Bahrain to maintain their security and stability, stressing the need to “adhere to the existing negotiating track and support the serious efforts made to reduce the escalation in the region.”
Lebanon
In Lebanon, President Joseph Aoun condemned, in a statement, “the attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain,” considering them “escalatory acts that constitute a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of states and a direct threat to the security and stability of the region.”
Aoun affirmed “Lebanon’s full solidarity with Kuwait and Bahrain,” calling for “adopting dialogue and diplomatic means as the only way to resolve conflicts and maintain regional security.”
Gulf Cooperation Council
In a statement, the Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Jassim Al-Budaiwi, expressed his strongest condemnation and denunciation of the “Iranian terrorist attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait.”
He stressed that “these treacherous attacks constitute a direct threat to the security, stability and safety of citizens and residents on the lands of Bahrain and Kuwait, and a clear violation of the rules of international law and the Charter of the United Nations.”
He stressed that “the continuation of these Iranian attacks undermines international and regional efforts to establish security and peace and resolve the crisis.”
New escalation
These Iranian attacks come as part of a new US-Iranian escalation, despite Washington and Tehran being engaged in negotiations to reach a final agreement to end the war that the United States and Israel started against Iran on February 28.
On Sunday, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) announced in a statement that “US Navy and Air Force fighter jets launched strikes last night targeting 10 Iranian military sites in and around the Strait of Hormuz, in response to an Iranian drone attack on the oil tanker M/T Kiku.”
On Saturday, Arab states and organizations condemned an Iranian drone attack on Bahrain, the first since the signing of the memorandum of understanding between Washington and Tehran on June 18, and considered it a “blatant violation of the Kingdom’s sovereignty and a serious undermining of peace efforts.”
The condemnations came in separate statements from the foreign ministries of Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Syria, as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Among the provisions of the US-Iranian memorandum of understanding are: a cessation of hostilities, the lifting of the US naval blockade on Iran, and the reopening of the strategic Strait of Hormuz to global energy supplies, after its closure caused a rise in oil and gas prices and inflation levels.
