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The U.S. subject said connected Tuesday (June 2, 2026) that it had “successfully defeated” a bid of Iranian rocket and drone attacks successful the Gulf and conducted self-defence strikes connected Iran’s Qeshm Island.
U.S. Central Command besides denied claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that they had struck the office of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet successful Bahrain and a abstracted aerial basal successful the region.
“Iran launched respective ballistic missiles toward determination neighbors; however, each failed to deed their intended targets,” CENTCOM said successful a statement.
“Two Iranian missiles fired astatine Kuwait fell abbreviated oregon broke isolated en route, and 3 missiles launched astatine Bahrain were instantly intercepted by US and Bahrain aerial defence forces.”
Kuwait’s subject said its aerial defences were intercepting “hostile” rocket and drone attacks.
The U.S. subject besides changeable down 3 onslaught drones that had been launched by Iran “toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting determination waters,” CENTCOM said.
Qeshm Island is located successful the strategical Strait of Hormuz, the cardinal shipping transmission for Gulf lipid and state that has been efficaciously closed by Tehran since the commencement of the warfare with the U.S. and Israel successful precocious February.
CENTCOM said the strikes had targeted an “Iranian subject crushed power station” connected the island, adding that nary U.S. unit were injured.
In a connection carried by the authoritative IRNA quality agency, the Revolutionary Guards claimed they had struck the U.S. subject installations successful effect to the onslaught connected Qeshm Island.
“FALSE,” CENTCOM said successful a station connected X. “All Iranian attacks connected American forces failed.”
A ceasefire has been successful spot betwixt the United States and Iran since April 8, but consequent talks to effort to enactment a much imperishable extremity to the struggle person truthful acold been unsuccessful.
Tehran said connected Monday (June 1, 2026) that Israel’s expanding run successful Lebanon risked ending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Washington has present forcibly halted six ships it said were attempting to interruption the blockade, which has been successful spot since April 13.
Kuwait subject responds to attacks
Kuwait’s subject said connected Wednesday (June 3, 2026) its aerial defences were intercepting “hostile” rocket and drone attacks.
The oil-rich Gulf nation, a U.S. ally, has been connected the receiving extremity of Iranian attacks since the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its elder enactment successful precocious February.
“Any sounds of explosions heard are the effect of aerial defence systems intercepting these hostile attacks,” the subject said connected X, without specifying their origin.
Kuwait’s state-run quality bureau KUNA reported that sirens were heard for the 2nd clip that night.
On Monday (June 1, 2026), Kuwait said it downed a volley of missiles and drones, and aboriginal its overseas ministry held Iran “fully liable for these heinous attacks”.
