The US military launched strikes against Iranian military infrastructure in southern Iran over the weekend of May 30-31, and Iran fired back. Missiles and drones targeted Kuwaiti territory on June 1, with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claiming the strikes were aimed at US-operated bases inside the country.
Kuwait activated air raid sirens in response. Its air defenses successfully intercepted the incoming fire.
What happened on the ground
US Central Command described the strikes as “self-defense” operations targeting radar and drone command facilities in Goruk and on Qeshm Island. The prompt was Iran’s earlier shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone.
Iran’s retaliation came roughly a day later. The Revolutionary Guards framed their missile and drone attacks on Kuwait as a direct response, specifically targeting what they identified as US military installations on Kuwaiti soil.
