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Iran launches ballistic missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait after US hits its radar sites

File photo of Iranians next to a symbol of a Kheibar missile taken during a rally in Tehran on June 4, 2026.
File photo of Iranians next to a symbol of a Kheibar missile taken during a rally in Tehran on June 4, 2026. © AFP

Iran on Saturday fired ballistic missiles and drones at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait hours after the US conducted strikes on Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites in tit-for-tat attacks that further strained the fragile ceasefire. Bahrain, home to the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, denounced the strikes, while Kuwait said they "represent a dangerous escalation".

Iran launched a salvo of missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday after fresh American strikes, drawing a furious response from the Gulf monarchies and further straining a fragile truce.

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