Dubai, July 9 (LaPresse) – The United States has launched new airstrikes against Iran. Tehran’s response was almost immediate: the Arab Gulf states were targeted. Early this morning, the U.S. carried out further airstrikes against Iran. Tehran targeted Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The Revolutionary Guards later claimed responsibility for the attacks on “key infrastructure and facilities” at U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, stating that they represented the first phase of a “punitive response” to the U.S. attacks on Iran. In a statement broadcast by Irib TV, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval and air forces had carried out a joint operation using missiles and drones just hours after the U.S. strikes. According to the IRGC, the operation targeted Camp Arifjan military base and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, as well as the Juffair and Sheikh Isa bases in Bahrain.
Iran, U.S. launch new attacks. Tehran retaliates against Arab states
Dubai, July 9 (LaPresse) – The United States has launched new airstrikes against Iran. Tehran’s response was almost immediate: the Arab Gulf states were targeted. Early this morning, the U.S. carried out further airstrikes against Iran. Tehran targeted Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar. The Revolutionary Guards later claimed responsibility for the attacks on “key infrastructure and facilities” at U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain, stating that they represented the first phase of a “punitive response” to the U.S. attacks on Iran. In a statement broadcast by Irib TV, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said its naval and air forces had carried out a joint operation using missiles and drones just hours after the U.S. strikes. According to the IRGC, the operation targeted Camp Arifjan military base and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, as well as the Juffair and Sheikh Isa bases in Bahrain.
