{"id":1582,"date":"2026-06-29T23:10:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/arabnewsmonitor.com\/2026\/06\/29\/iran-attacks-bahrain-and-kuwait-threatens-to-halt-talks-after-fresh-us-strikes\/"},"modified":"2026-06-29T23:10:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-29T23:10:55","slug":"iran-attacks-bahrain-and-kuwait-threatens-to-halt-talks-after-fresh-us-strikes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arabnewsmonitor.com\/?p=1582","title":{"rendered":"Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, threatens to halt talks after fresh US strikes"},"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\">Iran attacks Bahrain and Kuwait, threatens to halt talks after fresh US strikes<\/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                                        Iran launched fresh drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday after new US air strikes, warning that it would completely halt negotiations and close the Strait of Hormuz again if the attacks continue.                <\/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=\"2026-06-28T22:47:20+00:00\">29\/06\/2026 &#8211; 00:47<\/time><\/span><span class=\"m-pub-dates__date\">Modified: <time datetime=\"2026-06-29T07:55:26+00:00\">29\/06\/2026 &#8211; 09:55<\/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    5 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<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__main-media\">\n<figure class=\"m-item-image m-item-image--16x9 m-item-image--has-caption\">\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"auto\" src=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ffe10272-5f07-11f1-9fd4-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26084275139298.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ffe10272-5f07-11f1-9fd4-005056bf30b7\/w:388\/p:16x9\/AP26084275139298.jpg 388w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ffe10272-5f07-11f1-9fd4-005056bf30b7\/w:720\/p:16x9\/AP26084275139298.jpg 720w,https:\/\/s.france24.com\/media\/display\/ffe10272-5f07-11f1-9fd4-005056bf30b7\/w:1024\/p:16x9\/AP26084275139298.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1076px) 100vw, 1012px\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt=\"(FILE) Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a drone strike on fuel storage.\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"a-img \"><figcaption class=\"a-figcaption\">\n                File photo: Smoke rises from Kuwait international airport after a Iranian drone strike on fuel storage on March 25, 2026.        AP    <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"t-content__body u-clearfix\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Iran<\/a> again launched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/iran-targets-gulf-states-in-response-to-us-strikes-testing-fragile-ceasefire\" target=\"_self\">drone and missile attacks<\/a> targeting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/bahrain\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Bahrain<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/kuwait\/\" target=\"_self\">Kuwait<\/a> on Sunday following <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/new-us-iran-exchange-of-attacks-threatens-ceasefire\" target=\"_self\">new US air strikes<\/a> against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a \u201ccomplete halt\u201d in negotiations to end the war if Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/us-iran-ceasefire-threatened-by-renewed-strikes\" target=\"_self\">continues its attacks<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Efforts to reopen the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/strait-of-hormuz\/\" target=\"_self\">Strait of Hormuz<\/a> without Iran&#8217;s oversight have sparked days of crossfire. A multinational maritime body overseen by the US <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/navy\/\" target=\"_self\">Navy<\/a> said Saturday it would expand a route near <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/oman\/\" target=\"_self\">Oman<\/a> for inbound and outbound traffic.<\/p>\n<p>Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Sunday reiterated the claim that Tehran must govern the strait to the Persian Gulf that once carried a fifth of the world\u2019s oil and natural gas.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny attempt to establish new or separate arrangements from those currently being carried out by the Islamic Republic of Iran will only lead to further complications, delay the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz and increase the level of tension,\u201d Araghchi said.<\/p>\n<p>The strait has long been considered an international waterway despite its location in Iran and Oman&#8217;s territorial waters. In recent days, Iran has twice attacked vessels going through a route near the Omani side.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz562660-f24-en-20260629 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562660-F24-EN-20260629\" data-wrapper-video-player 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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The Trump administration on Sunday said nothing has been cancelled and technical talks are on track for the coming days.<\/p>\n<p>Talks include arrangements around the strait, the removal of a US blockade on Iranian ports and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/sanctions\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">sanctions<\/a> on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/iran\/\" target=\"_self\">Iran<\/a>, and the future of Iran\u2019s stockpile of highly enriched <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/uranium\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">uranium<\/a>. The two sides have 60 days from their signing of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260615-us-and-iran-agree-to-memorandum-of-understanding-and-immediate-end-to-military-operations\" target=\"_self\">memorandum of understanding<\/a> earlier this month to work out details.<\/p>\n<p>Continued conflict in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/lebanon\/\" target=\"_self\">Lebanon<\/a> threatens the agreement, which says fighting must end on all fronts before certain issues can be discussed.<\/p>\n<p>Iran\u2019s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard claimed responsibility for the attacks in Bahrain and Kuwait.<\/p>\n<p>Kuwait, which hosts a major <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">US military<\/a> base, said air defences intercepted Iranian drones and two missiles just after the US strikes in Iran. There were no reports of injuries or damage.<\/p>\n<p>Bahrain said the Iranian strikes damaged a residential building near the international airport and no one was killed. Bahrain is home to the US Navy\u2019s 5th Fleet. The damaged building was not near its headquarters.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"m-em-video__title\">Israel attacks Lebanon despite truce<\/div>\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz562504-f24-en-20260628 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562504-F24-EN-20260628\" data-wrapper-video-player 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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It did not give details.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/us-military\/\" target=\"_self\">US military<\/a> said it struck Iranian military \u201csurveillance infrastructure, communication systems, air defence sites, drone storage facilities and minelayer capabilities\u201d following an attack on a ship on Saturday. The Panamanian-flagged tanker Kiku carried crude oil for the state-run energy company of Qatar, another key mediator.<\/p>\n<p>US President <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/donald-trump\/\" target=\"_self\">Donald Trump<\/a> on social media accused Iran of violating the deal and warned of a point where the US may &#8220;be forced to militarily complete the job\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf that happens, the Islamic Republic of Iran will no longer exist!\u201d Trump wrote.<\/p>\n<p>The exchanges of fire began when an Iranian drone struck a merchant vessel off Oman on Thursday and the US military retaliated.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz562661-f24-en-20260629 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562661-F24-EN-20260629\" data-wrapper-video-player 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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Israel has responded with an invasion of southern Lebanon and it has said it will not withdraw until Hezbollah is disarmed.<\/p>\n<p>The agreement did not include Iran or Hezbollah, which has criticised it and rejected calls to disarm.<\/p>\n<p>On Sunday, Iran&#8217;s foreign minister again said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/usa\/\" target=\"_self\">US<\/a> must force Israel to halt attacks and withdraw. Israel occupies around 600 square kilometres (231 square miles) in southern Lebanon, which it says it needs as a security buffer.<\/p>\n<p>Sporadic clashes have continued, and Hezbollah&#8217;s leader said Saturday that the group would continue fighting until Israel withdraws from Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Key Iranian negotiator and parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Qalibaf said Sunday that a meeting of a new \u201cconflict control unit\u201d formed among Iran, the United States and Lebanon should meet as soon as possible, Iran&#8217;s state broadcaster reported.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-em-video\">\n<div class=\"o-video-player o-video-player--16x9\" data-media-video-wbmz562662-f24-en-20260629 data-show-hidden-video-player=\"WBMZ562662-F24-EN-20260629\" data-wrapper-video-player 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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There was no immediate word on casualties.<\/p>\n<p>Overnight, Hezbollah militants killed an Israeli soldier in Deir Siryan village in southern Lebanon, according to Israel&#8217;s military. Hezbollah did not comment.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&#8217;s military targeted Abdin village in southern Syria\u2019s Daraa province with artillery shelling Sunday evening, Syrian state media reported. There was no immediate report of casualties.<\/p>\n<p>The provincial government of Daraa said in a statement that residents of the village had thrown rocks at an Israeli convoy when it advanced on the village, and that the troops withdrew after UN peacekeepers intervened. It said the Israeli artillery shelling drove Abdin&#8217;s residents to flee the village.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier on Sunday, Israel&#8217;s military said it had killed several armed men in southern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/tag\/syria\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"gtm-add-suggested-tag\">Syria<\/a> but gave no details. 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