Tehran/Washington, June 3. Military confrontation between the US and Iran has resumed in the Hormuz Strait.
The Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) claimed to have targeted US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain in response to an American attack on Qeshm Island. According to Iran, missiles and drones were launched at the headquarters of the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, military airbases, and helicopters. Meanwhile, the US stated that it thwarted Iranian missile and drone attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) reported that two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell or broke apart mid-flight, while three missiles aimed at Bahrain were intercepted by US and Bahraini defense forces. Additionally, numerous drones targeting US forces in Kuwait were neutralized without any damage. Earlier, US forces also conducted airstrikes on Iranian military installations and a ground control station on Qeshm Island.
CENTCOM also reported that it shot down three 'one-way attack drones' launched by Iran towards civilian mariners legally passing through the regional waters. The heavy shelling from both sides has deepened the crisis over the ceasefire agreement in place between Iran and the US. According to CENTCOM, this latest dispute began when US forces attempted to intercept an empty tanker trying to break the US blockade in the Hormuz Strait in international waters on Tuesday.
The tanker, named 'MT Lexi' and flagged under Botswana, was targeted after its crew ignored repeated warnings over a 24-hour period. As the tanker was heading towards Iran's Kharg Island, located north of the strait near Kuwait, a US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile to disable its engine.
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