The US military said Tuesday that it had “successfully defeated” a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf and conducted self-defense strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
US Central Command also denied claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that they had struck the headquarters of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a separate air base in the region.
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“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,” Centcom said in a statement.
“Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces.”
Kuwait’s military said its air defenses were intercepting “hostile” missile and drone attacks.
Later, Centcom said an “additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack US forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets,” with several drones shot down.
The US military also shot down three attack drones that had been launched by Iran “toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters,” Centcom said.
Qeshm Island is located in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping channel for Gulf oil and gas that has been effectively closed by Tehran since the start of the war with the US and Israel in late February.
Centcom said the strikes had targeted an “Iranian military ground control station” on the island, adding that no US personnel were injured.
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