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Iran’s Army announced on July 31 it struck United States military facilities at an air base in Kuwait, a day after it said drones hit an air base hosting American troops in Bahrain.
In a statement, the Army’s Public Relations Office said the Kuwait strike targeted Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base. It said loitering drones hit aircraft shelters, satellite communications systems and equipment storage facilities there.
The office called the base a major hub for U.S. air and surveillance operations and a key center for the logistical support of American forces.
It said the strike was the 27th phase of an operation the Army calls Sa’eqeh, and that it was carried out in response to recent U.S. strikes on Iran, including an airstrike on a residential home on Qeshm Island.
A day earlier, the Army said it struck Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. The Army’s Public Relations Department said the strike, carried out by drones, hit power generators, navigation systems and administrative support buildings used by the US military.
The department called it the 26th phase of Operation Sa’eqeh. It said the strike was retaliation for the death of Brig. Gen. Majid Kazemi, a Su-24 pilot the Army said was killed while defending Iran against US and Israeli aggression.
“Despite the presence of multiple advanced defense systems and heavy fortification, recent and ongoing attacks on US bases in the region have inflicted significant damage on the equipment and facilities of the US military, whose regional footprint is defined by aggression and war crimes,” the department said.
Interceptions and blasts were reported in both Kuwait and Bahrain over the past day, but neither state provided details on the outcome of the Iranian attacks.
Notably, the U.S. didn’t launch any strikes against Iran overnight into July 31, which may be a sign that Washington is not interested in another confrontation with Tehran. Still, without real progress in the indirect talks between the two, especially on the issue of the Strait of Hormuz, war will likely resume in the end.
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