Iran’s Revolutionary Guard launches drone and missile attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday, according to multiple outlets, saying the strikes are in response to recent U.S. airstrikes that hit Iran. The attacks also coincide with renewed regional tensions tied to the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic shipping chokepoint. Several reports say Iran threatens a “complete halt” to negotiations aimed at ending the war if the U.S. continues its attacks.
Sources describe efforts to reopen or expand maritime routes near the strait that Iran does not oversee directly. Iran argues that after the war it alone should govern the strait, while the global community generally treats it as an international passage despite Iran and Oman’s territorial waters. Multiple outlets report that in recent days Iran targets vessels using a route on the Oman side of the strait that is supported by a United Nations-linked maritime effort and/or a multinational shipping plan involving U.S. oversight.
Across the coverage, the central thread is escalation after U.S.-Iran strikes, attacks on regional Gulf states hosting U.S. military presence, and the dispute over who controls movement through the Strait of Hormuz.
