{"id":216983,"date":"2026-07-13T20:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/new-iran-strikes-on-gulf-as-us-attacks-escalate-what-we-know-al-jazeera\/"},"modified":"2026-07-13T20:59:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T20:59:58","slug":"new-iran-strikes-on-gulf-as-us-attacks-escalate-what-we-know-al-jazeera","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/new-iran-strikes-on-gulf-as-us-attacks-escalate-what-we-know-al-jazeera\/","title":{"rendered":"New Iran strikes on Gulf as US attacks escalate: What we know – Al Jazeera"},"content":{"rendered":"

Iran targets its Gulf neighbours in third round of tit-for-tat attacks with US in a week.<\/em>
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Iran attacks Bahrain, Kuwait and Jordan after deadly US bombings
Iran\u2019s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted US military facilities<\/a> in Bahrain, claimed it has destroyed radar systems in Oman and hit Jordan and Kuwait in its latest round of overnight retaliatory strikes against the United States.
Tehran\u2019s attacks on Monday came as a response to Washington\u2019s escalating strikes<\/a>\u00a0as prospects of peace between the two countries recede.<\/p>\n

Here is a recap of the latest attacks:
Oman:\u00a0<\/strong>The IRGC said it attacked Oman as part of its latest phase of retaliation. It said it targeted \u201cthe FPS long-range aerial radar and the vessel detection radar in Oman\u201d, adding that these radar systems were destroyed.
Bahrain:\u00a0<\/strong>The IRGC also said it launched missile and drone attacks targeting \u201cinstallations and infrastructure of the aggressive US army\u201d in Juffair, Bahrain.
Bahrain\u2019s Ministry of Interior said on Monday that sirens had been sounded in the country as it warned people to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
The IRGC earlier said it targeted several facilities at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain.
Jordan:\u00a0<\/strong>Jordan\u2019s military said on Monday that it intercepted and downed \u201cfour missiles that entered Jordanian airspace\u201d and came from Iranian territory.
Earlier, the IRGC said it targeted Jordan\u2019s Prince Hassan Air Base with missiles and drones and set fire to several fuel depots and ammunition storage facilities.
Kuwait: <\/strong>The IRGC said on Monday that it also targeted a US surface-to-surface missile base in Kuwait, \u201csetting fire to two HIMARS missile launchers and missile-packed warehouses, completely destroying them\u201d.
HIMARS stands for high mobility artillery rocket systems, which are mobile rocket launchers manufactured by the US.
Earlier, the General Staff of Kuwait\u2019s Army said air defence systems were engaging \u201chostile aerial targets\u201d inside the country\u2019s airspace.
It said any explosions heard were the result of air defence systems intercepting the attacks and urged the public to follow safety and security instructions.
The US military\u2019s Central Command (CENTCOM) earlier said it hit \u201cdozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions to degrade Iran\u2019s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz\u201d.
These targets included \u201cIranian military air-defense systems, coastal radar sites, missile and drone capabilities, and small boats\u201d, it said.
CENTCOM said it deployed \u201cUS fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time\u201d.
Valiollah Hayati, the deputy governor for security and law enforcement in western Iran\u2019s Khuzestan province, told the semiofficial ISNA news agency on Monday that US forces attacked at least eight locations across Khuzestan overnight.
Hayati also said one person was killed and four were injured when a projectile hit an agricultural water-pumping station in Mahshahr, according to the IRNA news agency.
Iran\u2019s Tasnim News Agency reported on Monday that a US-manufactured LUCAS (low-cost uncrewed combat attack system) suicide drone was \u201caccurately hit and shot down\u201d in Bandar Abbas, a city on the Strait of Hormuz.
The Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs released a statement on Monday condemning the US strikes on targets in Iran.
US President Donald Trump insisted that the Strait of Hormuz was open during an appearance on the NBC TV network\u2019s Meet the Press programme on Sunday.
\u201cThey\u2019re very, very evil and sick people. We had meetings with them. They agreed to a deal yesterday, a perfect deal for us. No nuclear, no this, no that, no nothing. They gave up everything. And then after that, they left the room. And then within an hour, they launched a drone at a ship,\u201d Trump said.
On July 6, the IRGC struck three commercial vessels, including a Qatari liquefied natural gas tanker, off Oman. Iran accused the ships of trying to pass through the Strait of Hormuz without its permission. Tehran\u2019s interpretation of a key clause in the June memorandum of understanding (MoU) with the US gives it the authority to manage traffic through the waterway.
The following day, the US said it carried out strikes on Iranian military targets. Tehran in turn responded with missile and drone attacks on military bases across the Gulf where US forces are deployed.
On Wednesday, Trump told reporters the MoU was over, and on Saturday, the IRGC said the Strait of Hormuz was closed yet again.
The number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz<\/a> has fallen to its lowest level in five weeks, according to shipping data.
Six ships sailed through the strait on Sunday, according to data from the trade intelligence firm Kpler, including the Humanity and the Capetan Andreas, transporting 2 million barrels of Iranian oil and 500,000 barrels of Kuwaiti petroleum products, respectively.
Three empty tankers also entered the Gulf to load oil, according to the data.<\/p>\n

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