Iran strikes U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after new U.S. raids
Al Jazeera reported attacks on U.S. bases in two Gulf states after a second day of U.S. strikes on Iranian coastal sites.
By Lucas Ferreira · Science & Environment Writer
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Iran attacked U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain after the United States carried out a second day of strikes on Iranian coastal sites, Al Jazeera reported Saturday. The attacks widen the regional stakes of a conflict that Al Jazeera said has raised fears of further escalation and the possible collapse of peace negotiations.
Al Jazeera reported that the Iranian response followed U.S. strikes on Sirik and Qeshm, two coastal locations in Iran. The broadcaster also reported that President Donald Trump had threatened to “militarily complete the job” as U.S. operations continued for a second day.
In Bahrain, air raid sirens sounded, according to Al Jazeera’s breaking coverage. In Kuwait, authorities said air defences were responding to “hostile missile and drone threats,” Al Jazeera reported.
Gulf states come under alert
The reported attacks put Kuwait and Bahrain, both Gulf countries with U.S. military facilities, directly into the confrontation between Washington and Tehran. Al Jazeera said Iran targeted U.S. bases in the two countries after the latest American strikes on Iran.
Al Jazeera’s Manuel Rapalo reported from Washington, D.C., as the situation unfolded. The broadcaster’s initial reporting did not include casualty figures or damage assessments from the attacks in Kuwait and Bahrain.
The sequence described by Al Jazeera marks a rapid expansion from U.S. strikes inside Iran to Iranian attacks on U.S. positions elsewhere in the Gulf. The reported missile and drone threats in Kuwait, along with sirens in Bahrain, indicate that regional governments were responding to immediate security risks.
Talks face new pressure
Al Jazeera reported that the confrontation has increased concern that peace negotiations could break down. The broadcaster linked those fears to the second round of U.S. strikes and Trump’s warning that the United States could take further military action.
The reported U.S. attacks on Sirik and Qeshm came after an earlier round of U.S. strikes on Iran, according to Al Jazeera. Iran’s reported targeting of U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain followed that escalation.
Al Jazeera published the report on June 28, 2026, as a breaking news development. The broadcaster’s coverage said the crisis remained centered on U.S. military action against Iran, Iranian retaliation in the Gulf, and the risk that diplomacy could fail under the pressure of expanding attacks.
This story draws on original reporting from Al Jazeera.