Simultaneously with claims by United States government officials and state media in Iran regarding the continuation of bilateral negotiations, the Kuwaiti military announced in the early hours of Monday, June 1, that its air defense systems were actively countering missile and drone attacks. Hours prior, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confirmed that it had launched attacks targeting the "origin" of recent US operations against targets in southern Iran.
On Monday morning, the Reuters news agency reported that US officials said American forces had targeted several military positions belonging to the Islamic Republic over the past few days. In response, the IRGC announced that it had carried out retaliatory strikes.
The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army also declared in a statement that the country's air defense systems were intercepting "hostile targets," and added that the sounds of explosions heard in certain areas were the result of defense operations. Kuwaiti officials have not released further details regarding the origin of the attacks, but they have urged citizens to adhere to safety guidelines.
These developments unfolded after the IRGC issued a communique announcing that it had targeted the "origin" of a recent US military strike against "a telecommunications tower on Sirik Island" in Hormozgan Province. In the statement, the IRGC Aerospace Force warned the United States that if the attacks were repeated, "the response will be completely different," and Washington would bear responsibility for the consequences.
