Bahrain activated air raid sirens and advised residents to move to the nearest safe location and follow official instructions. The government said this Saturday, 6, that Iran fired ballistic missiles and drones towards the country and Kuwait. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, they were intercepted and the Persian country was asked to immediately cease attacks on its Gulf neighbors.
Kuwait’s foreign ministry called the attacks a “serious escalation” and a “flagrant violation of its sovereignty.” He said he reserves the right to defend the country.
The statements came hours after the U.S. military said it shot down Iranian ballistic missiles and drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz and Gulf Arab allies on Friday, while attacking some of the Islamic Republic’s coastal surveillance radar sites in response, an exchange of fire that further frayed a shaky ceasefire with Tehran.
US Central Command said on social media late Friday that Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, with US forces intercepting six of the missiles and a seventh missing its target. The military said there were no reports of harm to U.S. personnel.
The ballistic missiles were fired after the US, earlier in the day, shot down four Iranian drones that were launched towards the Strait of Hormuz.
Kuwait’s army said forces were intercepting missiles and drones attacking the country, while Bahrain activated air raid sirens and told residents to move to the nearest safe location and follow official instructions.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guard said it targeted the Ali Al Salem air base, which hosts US forces in Kuwait, and the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in the small Gulf island nation of Bahrain, according to state news agency IRNA.
