Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has claimed responsibility for missile and drone attacks on US military bases located in Kuwait and Bahrain. According to a statement broadcast on Iran’s state media IRIB, the IRGC said the strikes were part of a ‘punitive response’ to recent US attacks. The targeted sites reportedly included Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem bases in Kuwait, as well as Juffair and Sheikh Isa bases in Bahrain.

The report added that the US assault in southern Iran killed eight Iranian soldiers, identified as members of the country’s air and naval forces, in Bandar Abbas and Bushehr. The incident occurred early Wednesday, following threats from US President Donald Trump. Iran’s senior adviser to the Supreme Leader, Ali Akbar Velayati, warned that the United States would face an appropriate response for its ‘recklessness’ and accused Washington of destabilizing the Gulf region.

The exchange of attacks marks a sharp escalation in tensions between Tehran and Washington, raising concerns about renewed instability across the Gulf region.