Air defense systems in Jordan, Kuwait, and Bahrain intercepted Iranian attacks targeting US military bases and facilities on Thursday, as Tehran announced it had launched missile and drone strikes in retaliation for ongoing US attacks against the Islamic Republic.
The Jordanian army announced in a statement that its air defense systems shot down eight Iranian missiles targeting the Kingdom’s territory early Thursday morning, confirming that there were no casualties or material damage, according to the Jordanian news agency Petra.
Kuwait said it was intercepting Iranian drones, while air raid sirens rang out in Bahrain, following another night of American strikes on Iranian territory.
In a statement on X, the Kuwaiti army said they were “engaging hostile drone attacks following the nefarious Iranian aggression”. Bahrain’s Interior Ministry urged citizens and residents to “remain calm and head to the nearest safe place”.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said Thursday they had struck a US air base in Jordan with ballistic missiles in response to what they described as an American attack near a children’s cancer hospital in Iran.
The IRGC said US forces had “used air bases located in Jordan to target various parts of Iran, including the vicinity of a children’s cancer hospital”, and that its aerospace force responded by “launching two waves of missile strikes” on the bases in Jordan, according to their website.
Iran’s army said it carried out drone attacks against US bases and facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, state TV reported.
It said it targeted “radar systems, a Patriot air defense system, and fuel storage facilities at Ali Al Salem Air Base” in Kuwait and US military facilities at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, IRIB reported.
The Iranian military also announced that it targeted US military installations in Jordan using explosive-laden drones, indicating that the attack struck communications systems and fuel storage facilities belonging to the US military.
Inside Iran, state media reported hearing air defense systems engaging targets in the capital, Tehran, coinciding with explosions in the western province of Lorestan and the northern province of Semnan. Authorities have not yet reported any casualties. (AFP/EIR)
