Washington launched its eighth consecutive wave of strikes in Iran overnight Saturday with US Central Command saying the latest attacks had targeted Iran’s Revolutionary Guard in retaliation for Tehran’s killing of two US troops at an airbase in Jordan. A third US soldier is missing in action. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.
Iran army says targeted US bases in Kuwait with drones, state TV reports
Iran’s army said it had targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to American attacks on Iranian territory.
The Islamic republic’s army said it carried out “large-scale attacks with kamikaze drones against the US military’s ammunition depot at Camp Udairi and the Patriot radar system and air surveillance radar at Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait”, according to a statement carried by the state broadcaster.
US launches strikes to ‘punish’ Iran after troops killed
The United States said airstrikes on Sunday aimed to “punish” Iran over the first US military deaths since renewed hostilities with the Islamic republic.
The US military said that it carried out an eighth consecutive night of strikes against Iran, with targets including units behind the attack that killed two American troops in Jordan.
The attacks aimed to “swiftly punish Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces who launched attacks against American service members in Jordan last night”, said US Central Command.
The strikes successfully hit Iranian military coastal surveillance and air defence facilities, maritime capabilities, and missile and drone storage sites CENTCOM said.
The Iranian news agencies Fars and Tasnim simultaneously reported US attacks on Sirik, a port located on the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iran.
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US Central Command said that two US service members in Jordan were killed in Friday and one was missing in action marking the first US deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the start of the Iran war.
As Iran continued attacks on its Gulf neighbours, Kuwait accused Tehran of targeting civilian sites and vital infrastructure in the country, after reporting attacks on an oil facility and two power and water plants.
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayotollah Mojtaba Khamenei warned of “unforgettable lessons” if US attacks on Iran continued and accused Washington of repeatedly breaching commitments under the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding (MoU). He said the US president’s signature was “worthless and invalid”.
