{"id":1544,"date":"2026-06-28T12:08:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:08:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/28\/us-strikes-iran-again-as-tehran-hits-bahrain-and-kuwait\/"},"modified":"2026-06-28T12:08:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T12:08:55","slug":"us-strikes-iran-again-as-tehran-hits-bahrain-and-kuwait","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1544","title":{"rendered":"US strikes Iran again as Tehran hits Bahrain and Kuwait"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-tms-ad-status=\"idle\" data-tms-ad-container class=\"o-ad-container o-ad-container--banner-top o-ad-container--with-shimmer o-ad-container--with-background\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__content o-ad-container__content--report-enabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-container__label m-block-ad__label--report-enabled\">\n                    <span class=\"o-ad-container__label__text\">Advertising<\/span><br \/>\n                                            <button title=\"Report this ad\" class=\"o-ad-container__content__report-link\" data-tms-ad-report><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/button>\n                                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-type=\"sponsoring\" data-tms-ad-status=\"disabled\">\n<div class=\"o-ad-sponsoring__wrapper\">\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content t-content--article\" id=\"main-content\">\n<div class=\"t-content__above-sidebar\">\n<h1 class=\"t-content__title a-page-title\">US strikes Iran again as Tehran hits Bahrain and Kuwait<\/h1>\n<div class=\"m-master-tag\">\n<div class=\"a-tag-section\">\n                                    Middle East\n                            <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"t-content__chapo\">\n                                        The US military launched a second wave of air strikes against Iran on Saturday on President Donald Trump&#8217;s orders after Tehran struck Bahrain and Kuwait, escalating tensions that threatened a fragile interim deal. The attack on Kuwait was the first since the accord, as a US-led maritime body expanded shipping routes near Oman.                <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__with-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"t-content__beside-sidebar\" data-article-content>\n<div class=\"t-content__metadata\">\n<div class=\"t-content__dates\">\n<p class=\"m-pub-dates\"><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Issued on: <time datetime=\"2026-06-28T02:57:53+00:00\">28\/06\/2026 &#8211; 04:57<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-06-28T09:00:04+00:00\">28\/06\/2026 &#8211; 11:00<\/time><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"a-reading-time\">\n    <span class=\"a-reading-time__icon\" title=\"Reading time\"><\/p>\n<p>    <\/span><br \/>\n    4 min    <span class=\"u-sr-only\">Reading time<\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"a-share-button\" data-root-share>\n<p>                            <span class=\"a-master-button__label\">Share<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__authors\">\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                By:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/france-24\/\" title=\"FRANCE 24\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                FRANCE 24<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"m-from-author\">\n                    <span class=\"m-from-author__by-label\"><br \/>\n                Video by:<br \/>\n            <\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-author\">\n<div class=\"m-author__name\">\n                                                    <a href=\"\/en\/author\/charlotte-lam\/\" title=\"Charlotte Lam\" class=\"m-author__name__title\"><br \/>\n                                Charlotte Lam<br \/>\n                            <\/a>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9 t-content__main-media \" data-media-video-cfb620c3-f7f3-4681-8f32-9f65d4d9a8ba data-show-hidden-video-player=\"CFB620C3-F7F3-4681-8F32-9F65D4D9A8BA\" data-wrapper-video-player data-autoplay-video-link data-youtube-script>\n<div class=\"o-em-consent \">\n<div class=\"o-em-consent__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-consent__content__text\">To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement.<\/p>\n<p>        <button class=\"a-master-button a-master-button--dark\" data-action=\"accept\"><br \/>\n            Accept<\/p>\n<p>        <\/button><br \/>\n        <button class=\"a-link\" data-action=\"manage\">Manage my choices                <\/p>\n<p><\/button>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock\" data-adblock-content>\n<div class=\"o-em-adblock__content\">\n<p class=\"o-em-adblock__content__text\">One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. 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That ship, the Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku, carried crude oil for the state-run <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/energy\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">energy<\/a> company of Qatar, a key negotiator between Iran and the US.<\/p>\n<p>In a social media post, Trump said the US had \u201cstruck Iranian missile and drone storage locations, and coastal radar sites, for violating the Cease Fire Agreement, AGAIN!\u201d He warned of a point where the US may no longer be able to be reasonable \u201cand will be forced to militarily complete the job&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!\u201d Trump wrote on Truth Social.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260628-middle-east-live-iran-threatens-a-completely-halt-in-talks-with-us-following-exchange-of-fire\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">Middle East live: Iran targets Gulf states in response to US strikes, testing fragile truce<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The incident follows a similar back and forth that occurred just days prior when an Iranian drone struck a merchant vessel off the coast of Oman on Thursday and the US military retaliated with strikes.<\/p>\n<p>According to ship tracking websites, the Kiku left a Qatari oil field in the middle of the Persian Gulf earlier in the week and was bound for a port in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/united-arab-emirates\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">United Arab Emirates<\/a> that sits on the Gulf of Oman, just on the other side of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It appeared to be attempting to use a route that was established near the coast of Oman that is serving as an alternative to the route sanctioned by Iran that runs through its own waters.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The US military said that \u201cIran had a chance to honor the ceasefire agreement\u201d but \u201celected not to\u201d when its forces attacked the Kiku.<\/p>\n<p>Iran state TV reported explosions in an area just north of the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n<p>After the US strikes early Sunday, Kuwait&#8217;s military said air defenses intercepted incoming Iranian drones and missiles. It offered no immediate information on any damage. Kuwait is home to a major US Army base.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Saturday, a statement from Bahrain\u2019s foreign ministry said a \u201cnumber of Iranian drones\u201d targeted the country. It called the attack \u201ca flagrant threat to the security of citizens and residents\u201d. There were no immediate reports of damage.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard earlier issued a statement carried by the state-run IRNA news agency saying it had targeted several locations \u201cof the US terrorist army in the region\u201d. It did not name what areas were targeted.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain has been one of the strongest critics of Iran and is home to the US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet. It just hosted US Secretary of State <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/marco-rubio\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Marco Rubio<\/a> for a meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council\u2019s foreign ministers, which ended with a call for an end to Iran\u2019s attacks and for the strait to be completely open.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight into Saturday, the US military\u2019s Central Command said it had struck Iranian missile and drone locations and coastal radar sites.<\/p>\n<p class=\"a-read-more\"><span class=\"a-read-more__label\">Read more<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260625-us-seeks-iran-deal-not-at-any-price-rubio\" target=\"_self\" class=\"a-read-more__link\">US wants Iran deal but &#8216;not at any price&#8217;, Rubio says<\/a><\/p>\n<p>US Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/jd-vance\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">JD Vance<\/a>, who has led the negotiations with Iran, said on social media Friday night that Iran should \u201cpick up the phone\u201d if there are disagreements about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/ceasefire\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">ceasefire<\/a> agreement, \u201cbut violence will be met with violence\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The US and Iran are negotiating terms of the deal including issues such as getting ships through the strait that\u2019s vital to global supplies of oil and natural gas and addressing the future of Iran\u2019s nuclear programme and stockpile of highly enriched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/uranium\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">uranium<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Under the interim deal, the two sides have 60 days to work out the details. Ending the fighting in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Lebanon<\/a> between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Israel<\/a> and the Iranian-backed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/hezbollah\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Hezbollah<\/a> militant group is a key part of the deal.<\/p>\n<p>The British military\u2019s United Kingdom Maritime <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/trade\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Trade<\/a> Operations center said that a tanker was attacked Saturday in the strait, with the crew safe and no environmental damage reported. No one immediately claimed the strike, but suspicion fell on Iran.<\/p>\n<p>Just after that report, the Joint Maritime Information Center, overseen by the US Navy, said the route near Oman\u2019s shore is expanding to allow for inbound and outbound traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Iran has insisted that ships must obey its orders and warned it will start charging fees for transit through the strait. However, ships have been increasingly trying to leave the Gulf in recent days.<\/p>\n<p>Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Iranian parliament\u2019s national security commission, wrote Friday that \u201cthe Strait of Hormuz is governed by Iran, so: Respect the rules\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The US and Gulf Arab states have rejected Iran\u2019s demands. The strait is considered as an international waterway, despite being the territorial waters of Iran and Oman.<\/p>\n<p>The Joint Maritime Information Center warned that the threat to ships was \u201csubstantial\u201d, adding that \u201cmariners are advised of the existence of mines and should expect a naval presence as clearance operations continue.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The International Maritime Organization on Friday halted a new effort to evacuate ships said it won\u2019t resume until there are guarantees that the other ships won\u2019t be attacked. 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