US Launches Extensive Strikes on Iran Following Missile Attacks on Gulf Bases

Overnight between Wednesday and Thursday, the United States military conducted a broad wave of strikes across Iran, targeting approximately 90 military sites. These included air defense systems, surveillance and reconnaissance assets, missile and drone storage facilities, naval capabilities, and logistical infrastructure along Iran's coast. Additionally, US forces launched cruise missiles at two railway bridges in northern Iran, marking the first attack on such infrastructure since a ceasefire took effect in April.

Following the US strikes, air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain and Kuwait, with residents in Qatar briefly receiving emergency alerts about a security threat. Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed the missile fire targeted US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. A US official told CNN that the ceasefire with Iran is effectively suspended, at least temporarily, and US forces remain on high alert for further attacks.

US President Donald Trump commented on the escalation, stating that Iran has approached Washington seeking a deal but warned that any further Iranian attacks would be met with a response "twenty times" stronger. He described the US strikes as retaliation for recent attacks on ships and cautioned that repeated aggression would significantly worsen the situation.

In Tehran, Iranian officials issued stern warnings of a severe response. Journalist Mehrdad Khalili, aligned with the regime, said the night's aggression "changed the rules of the game" and promised a very different Iranian retaliation. Mohsen Rezaei, advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader, threatened harsh punishment for the "aggressor enemy and its partners." Reports from Iran indicated damage to infrastructure in the port city of Chabahar, including partial power outages, as well as explosions on Abu Musa Island and the port city of Jask near the Strait of Hormuz.