US strikes Iranian coast; Iran retaliates against US bases

United States launched airstrikes on Iranian strategic targets along the Strait of Ormuz in retaliation for attacks on commercial shipping, and Iran responded with missile and drone strikes on US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. Source: El Confidencial, Infobae

The attacks

• US CENTCOM struck Iranian military infrastructure, including surveillance, communications, anti-air defenses, drone storage, and mine-laying systems. Source: El Confidencial The operation was framed as a direct response to Iranian strikes on a Singapore-flagged tanker and a Panama-flagged vessel, as well as a one-way attack drone. Source: Infobae
• Iran's Revolutionary Guard retaliated hours later, launching missiles and drones at US bases in Ali Al-Salem (Kuwait) and the Fifth Fleet in Salman port (Bahrain), claiming eight installations were destroyed. Source: Infobae

Impact and reactions

• Iranian state media reported explosions in Sirik and Qeshm, with a communications tower hit. Source: El Confidencial The UKMTO confirmed a tanker was struck but crew are safe. Source: El Confidencial Iran vowed to "act with greater firmness." Source: Infobae The UKMTO raised the threat level for shipping in the area. Source: El Confidencial