Iran strikes Gulf states, Jordan after seventh night of US attacks

Iran escalated its conflict with Washington's Gulf allies and Jordan on Saturday, following a seventh night of U.S. strikes on Iranian military sites. The war intensified one week after a ceasefire collapsed.

Kuwait experienced sustained attacks, including a hit on a desalination plant and the suspension of operations at Kuwait International Airport due to missile and drone threats. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated it struck a U.S. military support center at Camp Arifjan and destroyed a radar facility at Ali Al Salem Air Base. Kuwait Petroleum Corporation confirmed damage to an oil facility from "repeated Iranian attacks," resulting in injuries.

The Kuwaiti armed forces reported intercepting Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, with injuries sustained by firefighters and oil sector workers. The IRGC declared its actions were in response to U.S. attacks on infrastructure, quoting the Quran: "Whoever attacks you, attack them in the same manner." The Iranian Health Ministry reported 50 deaths and over 500 injuries from U.S. strikes in the past three weeks.

Iranian state media reported strikes on a site in Bahrain housing U.S. combat aircraft at Sheikh Isa Air Base and an intelligence data center. The IRGC also claimed to have destroyed at least two U.S. fighter jets and three other aircraft during an attack on the U.S. base in Al Azraq, Jordan. Reuters could not independently verify these claims.

Iran also attacked Saudi Arabia for the first time in approximately three months, triggering early warning alarms in Al-Kharj and Yanbu. Attacks reportedly targeted Prince Sultan Air Base in Al-Kharj, which hosts U.S. forces. Saudi state media did not provide details on the warnings, and the government media office did not respond to requests for comment. The IRGC did not mention an attack on Saudi Arabia.

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Since there is no international institution to prevent the savagery ​of the US military, we have no path before us except the Quranic command: ‘Whoever attacks you, attack them in the same manner’