ISTANBUL, June 3 — Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Wednesday that attacks targeting United States (US) bases in Kuwait were launched after what it described as an American strike on Qeshm Island in southern Iran, Anadolu Ajansi (AA) reported.
In a statement, the IRGC said its Aerospace Force carried out missile attacks targeting US military bases in Kuwait in response to what it called a violation of Iranian sovereignty on Qeshm Island.
It warned that any further attack against Iran would be met with a “decisive” response, saying forces involved in actions against Iran would face consequences.
The statement came shortly after Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported several explosions near the areas of Suza and Masen on Qeshm Island.
Regional tensions have escalated since late February after the US and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, killing more than 3,000 people, including then-Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and several senior military commanders and government officials.
A Pakistan-brokered ceasefire took effect on April 8, but efforts to reach a broader agreement have so far failed.
