Military tensions between Iran and the United States in the Middle East have taken a new turn. On Sunday (28 June), Iran claimed that its naval and aerospace forces had jointly launched missile and drone strikes on US military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain. Earlier, the United States carried out fresh airstrikes on the Sirik area of southern Iran. Both sides have accused each other of violating the ceasefire agreement.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that it had carried out the counter-operation in response to the recent US strike on Sirik. It claimed the US strike was a clear violation of the ceasefire agreement and could completely halt all ongoing diplomatic processes between the two countries.
The IRGC also said the US strike on Sirik could not weaken Iran’s control over the Strait of Hormuz, and warned that US bases in the region could face a “hellish situation” in the coming days.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM), for its part, said it had launched a fresh military operation against Iran on Saturday after an Iranian drone attack on a Panama-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. CENTCOM claimed the strikes — on surveillance centres, communications systems, air defences, drone warehouses and mine-laying infrastructure — were in response to Iran’s continued aggression and threats to commercial shipping.
US President Donald Trump also took a tough line on the situation. In a message on the social media platform Truth Social, he said that if Iran continued to violate the ceasefire, a time could come when the United States would no longer hold back. “If necessary, we will complete the military operation, and then the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist,” he warned.
Shortly after Trump’s statement, air defences were activated in Kuwait and sirens sounded in Bahrain. Bahrain’s interior ministry said the country had faced hostile missile and drone attacks, and a second alert was later issued. US officials said, however, that no major damage or casualties had so far been reported at US bases in the Middle East, adding that the situation remained fast-changing.
The conflict, centred on the Strait of Hormuz — a vital route for about one-fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) — has renewed concern over global energy markets and regional security. Analysts believe the chances of a diplomatic solution are growing slimmer.
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