Amid a fragile ceasefire, the United States and Iran engaged in limited military clashes on June 6.
According to Yonhap News Agency, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced that it launched ballistic missile attacks on U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to American strikes.
The IRGC also reported firing upon four oil tankers that attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without Iran's permission.
On the same day, U.S. Central Command, which oversees American forces in the Middle East, confirmed some of the IRGC's claims in a post on X (formerly Twitter).
Central Command stated, "Hours after the U.S. intercepted four Iranian suicide drones launched toward the Strait of Hormuz, Iran fired seven ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain."
According to Central Command, after intercepting the Iranian drones, U.S. forces struck Iranian coastal radar sites on Ghuluk and Qeshm Island to defend against further maritime attacks.
The clashes appear to have been triggered by Iran's attack on oil tankers in the Strait of Hormuz.
Central Command reported that of the seven missiles fired by Iran, six were intercepted, and the remaining missile did not reach its intended target. No U.S. casualties have been reported so far.
The command dismissed claims that Iran targeted the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain as false.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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