US military says it defeated Iranian attacks, struck Qeshm Island

The US military announced it had "successfully defeated" a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf, while also conducting self-defense strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island. US Central Command (Centcom) specifically denied claims made by Iran's Revolutionary Guards that they had attacked the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and another air base in the region.

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Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets.

Centcom stated that Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors, but all failed to reach their intended targets. According to the statement, two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahraini air defense forces. Kuwait's military confirmed its air defenses were intercepting "hostile" missile and drone attacks.

Later, Centcom reported that an additional wave of Iranian drones targeting US forces in Kuwait also failed to impact their intended targets, with several being shot down. The US military also intercepted three attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners transiting regional waters. Qeshm Island, located in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, was the site of the US strikes, targeting an "Iranian military ground control station." No US personnel were reported injured.

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Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces.

In response, the Revolutionary Guards, via the official IRNA news agency, claimed they had struck US military installations in retaliation for the strike on Qeshm Island. Centcom dismissed these claims as "FALSE" on X, asserting that all Iranian attacks on American forces failed. A ceasefire between the US and Iran has been in place since April 8, but talks for a more permanent end to the conflict have been unsuccessful. Tehran recently stated that Israel's actions in Lebanon risked ending the US-Iran ceasefire. Earlier, US forces had disabled a ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port in violation of an American blockade, which has been in place since April 13 and has now halted six ships.

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All Iranian attacks on American forces failed.