Iran launches missiles and drones at Bahrain and Kuwait despite ceasefire
Rubio called the war “concluded” as Iranian missiles hit Bahrain and Kuwait, wounding 63 at Kuwait’s airport and exposing a brittle ceasefire.
Marco Rubio’s declaration that the Iran war was “concluded” collided with a barrage of missiles and drones headed for Bahrain and Kuwait, exposing how little the ceasefire on paper matched the violence in the Persian Gulf. U.S. Central Command said Iran fired several ballistic missiles at regional neighbors, but the strikes still forced air defenses, airport closures and a U.S. counterattack on an Iranian control site.
CENTCOM said two Iranian missiles aimed at Kuwait fell short or broke apart in flight, while three missiles launched at Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air defense forces. U.S. forces also shot down three one-way attack drones moving toward civilian mariners in regional waters. No U.S. personnel were harmed, CENTCOM said, but the episode underscored how quickly the conflict could spill across a crowded Gulf corridor that carries military traffic and global shipping.
Kuwait said its international airport was hit by an Iranian drone and missile attack, with Terminal 1 damaged and flights disrupted. The Kuwait Ministry of Health said 63 people were wounded, and the Kuwait Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the strike killed one person and damaged vital facilities, including diplomatic missions. Kuwait International Airport partially resumed flights later the same day after a shutdown that sent emergency crews racing to the scene. Bahrain’s defense force said it intercepted and destroyed three missiles and several drones aimed at the kingdom.
The escalation sharpened the credibility gap around Washington’s messaging. Rubio told lawmakers that Iran still had a robust drone arsenal because the systems were cheap, easy to make and easy to replace. He also said the U.S. strikes were “completely defensive in nature” and designed to protect commercial vessels. Speaking as talks with Tehran continued, Rubio said reopening the Strait of Hormuz remained central to any broader deal, a reminder that the most important pressure point in the conflict is also one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints. For Bahrain and Kuwait, both hosts to U.S. forces, the ceasefire now looks less like an end to the war than a pause that could break again at any moment.
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