IRGC Releases Footage of Strikes on US Bases in Bahrain, Kuwait
[video at source]
July, 08, 2026 - 15:45
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) released footage of its missile and drone strikes on US military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait, carried out in response to the latest American acts of aggression and breach of commitments toward Iran.
The footage released on Wednesday shows the IRGC Navy and Aerospace Force launching a joint missile and drone operation against US military positions after American strikes targeted locations on Iran’s southern coasts.
The IRGC said in a statement that the operation was conducted as an initial response to US aggression, during which 85 US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait were hit.
“Following the epic created by the great Iranian nation in the unprecedented and glorious funeral of the martyred Leader of the Islamic Ummah, the aggressive US regime, the dimensions of whose defeat are becoming more apparent day by day, has once again repeated its habit of breaking the agreement, violating the ceasefire and the Islamabad understanding by launching an airstrike on a number of coastal bases and civilian stations on Iran’s southern coasts Wednesday morning,” the IRGC said.
“In the initial response to this aggression, the naval and aerospace forces of the IRGC, through joint missile and drone operations, destroyed 85 major US military installations in Port Salman, (the US) Fifth Naval Base in Bahrain, and Kuwait's Ali Salem Airbase, and shot down an enemy MQ-9 drone that attempted to interfere in the operation,” the statement added.
The IRGC’s announcement came after US forces carried out airstrikes on parts of Iran’s Hormozgan, Bushehr, and Khuzestan provinces early Wednesday, resulting in the martyrdom of an IRGC Navy serviceman.
Iranian media reported that several explosions were heard near Sirik County and Qeshm Island in Hormozgan Province following the US strikes. An IRIB correspondent said enemy projectiles injured several people at Sirik’s fishing and commercial port.
A provincial ports and maritime official also reported black smoke rising behind the fish market in Bandar Abbas, saying it resulted from enemy projectiles hitting the fishing pier and setting several local fishing boats on fire.
The latest US strikes followed a series of disputes that constitute violations of the ceasefire and the Islamabad Memorandum of Understanding signed after negotiations between the two sides.
Iranian officials have repeatedly said that Washington’s actions amount to breaches of its commitments and warned that the Armed Forces will respond to any aggression.
https://www.tasnimnews.ir/en/news/2026/07/08/3642705/irgc-releases-footage-of-strikes-on-us-bases-in-bahrain-kuwait
