On June 27 and 28, 2026, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched drone and missile strikes against US military installations in Kuwait and Bahrain, hitting targets that include Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al-Jaber air bases alongside the US Fifth Fleet’s naval base in Bahrain. The US responded with airstrikes on Iranian missile and drone storage sites, coastal radar installations, and military positions near the Strait of Hormuz.
Both Kuwait and Bahrain activated air raid alerts during the Iranian attacks, and both countries reported intercepting incoming projectiles before they reached their targets.
What broke the ceasefire
An interim ceasefire brokered earlier in June had one central purpose: reopening the Strait of Hormuz to commercial shipping.
That strait handles roughly 20% of global oil traffic.
