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U.S. Strikes Iranian Coastal Radar After Drone Shootdowns, Iran Fires Missiles Toward Kuwait and Bahrain

The exchanges risk disrupting Gulf shipping, leaving Kuwait, Bahrain and U.S. forces on high alert.

Overview

  • Hours after U.S. forces shot down four Iranian 'suicide' drones on Saturday, U.S. Central Command said it struck Iranian coastal radar and surveillance sites near Sirik and the Qeshm/Kishm area.
  • Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it launched ballistic missiles at 'enemy positions' in retaliation and state media reported attacks toward Kuwait and Bahrain.
  • CENTCOM reported that six of seven missiles were intercepted and that a seventh failed to reach its target, adding there were no U.S. casualties and denying Iranian claims of damage to the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters.
  • Kuwait and Bahrain activated air defenses and civil alerts, with officials and local military sources saying systems engaged incoming missiles and drones and residents ordered to seek shelter.
  • Unconfirmed reports say Pakistan’s interior minister traveled to Tehran to seek mediation, but no formal de‑escalation agreement has been announced and Iran has threatened to close the Strait of Hormuz if 'hostile acts' continue.