TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s Revolutionary Guards launched missile and drone attacks targeting United States military installations in Bahrain and Kuwait on Wednesday, July 8, 2026.
Okay News reports that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps carried out a joint operation against US military facilities, including Bahrain’s Fifth Naval District at Bandar Salman and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The operation was described by Reuters as retaliation for fresh US strikes on Iran following attacks on commercial tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
The Kuwaiti army said its air defence systems were confronting hostile missile and drone attacks, while authorities in Bahrain also reported the activation of air defence measures as air raid sirens sounded in both nations. The Guards also claimed to have shot down a U.S. MQ-9 drone during the operation.
The military action followed hours after the United States launched a new wave of military attacks on Iran and revoked a licence that had allowed Tehran to sell oil. The US Central Command stated that more than 60 boats belonging to the Revolutionary Guards were among the targets struck during the operation.
The US Central Command said: “The unwarranted aggression by Iranian forces is a clear and dangerous violation of the ceasefire and undermines freedom of navigation.” The exchange follows a fragile ceasefire reached after weeks of hostilities, which was intended to provide a 60-day window for indirect negotiations in Qatar that ended last week without a breakthrough.
Global oil prices climbed by more than two per cent on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. According to Oilprice.com, Brent crude futures rose to 1.73, or 2.52 per cent, to $70.28 per barrel.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said negotiations on a permanent agreement would “not commence if threats continue.”
