Iran says it targeted US bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait as regional tensions rise
Iran's military said on Friday that it had targeted US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait in retaliation for Washington's latest strikes on the country. The claims came as Bahrain reported intercepting and destroying what it called Iranian aerial aggressions, while Jordan said it had shot down missiles and drones with no casualties or material damage. In a statement carried by state television, the Iranian army said Arash kamikaze drones had targeted fuel tanks, large equipment warehouses, silos and barracks at Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
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It also claimed separate drone attacks on Jordan, including aircraft hangars, aviation maintenance hangars and a barracks at Al-Azraq base. In Kuwait, Iran said it had launched drones at Camp Udairi, Camp Doha and Camp Arifjan, while the Revolutionary Guards separately claimed strikes on Ali Al Salem Air Base and a US Fifth Fleet watchtower in Bahrain. The United States had not confirmed that any of its facilities or personnel were hit.
Bahrain later said it intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial aggressions and accused Tehran of targeting civilians. An explosion and warning sirens were also reported in Bahrain on Friday, although it was not immediately clear whether those incidents were connected to the claimed attacks. Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya central military command warned US personnel in the region that they had been given, in its words, "free, one-way tickets to hell".
The reported strikes matter because they extend the confrontation beyond Iran and the United States into several Gulf states at once. Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait all host or support US military facilities, making them part of the wider regional security architecture that has come under pressure during the conflict. Any confirmed damage or casualties would raise the risk of further escalation and could complicate efforts to contain the fighting.
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The claims also fit a broader pattern of attacks on US-linked sites in the region during the war. The supplied material says US personnel, bases and hardware have already been hit across the Gulf, and that some installations in Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Jordan were left badly damaged in earlier strikes. That wider context helps explain why air defences in Bahrain and Jordan were activated quickly and why official statements focused on interception rather than impact.
What remains unclear is whether any of the Iranian claims correspond to verified damage at the named bases, and whether the reported explosion and sirens in Bahrain were directly linked to the attack. The United States has not confirmed any strike on its facilities, and Bahraini and Kuwaiti authorities have not commented on all of the specific claims. The next developments to watch are any further official assessments of damage, possible US responses, and whether the attacks prompt a broader regional military reaction.
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