Mourners hold an anti-Trump poster as hundreds of thousands gather for the funeral procession of Iran's late Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, during a mass funeral march near Azadi Square in Tehran on Monday. Photo by Behnam Tofighi/UPI | License Photo
July 8 (UPI) -- Iran's military said Wednesday it conducted retaliatory strikes against the United States, targeting dozens of U.S. assets in Bahrain and Kuwait, as the fight over control of the Strait of Hormuz threatened to escalate the war.
In a statement carried by state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, Iran's Armed Forces said they had attacked 85 "key U.S. military installations" at Salman Port and the 5th Fleet, both in Bahrain, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait.
The statement was followed by a second one announcing a "new wave" of missiles targeting U.S. bases in Bahrain.
The extent of the damage, if any, was not immediately clear, but the Kuwait Army confirmed in a statement that its air defenses were confronting "hostile missile and drone attacks."
