Iran launched ballistic missiles and drones toward Kuwait, Bahrain and civilian vessels in the Middle East, as U.S. forces struck targets on Iran\u2019s Qeshm Island, according to the U.S. military. The Iranian missiles failed to hit their intended targets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said U.S. forces \u201csuccessfully defeated\u201d multiple Iranian ballistic missiles and drones and carried out “self-defense” strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, according to CENTCOM<\/a>. Three other missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air defense forces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CENTCOM said U.S. forces also shot down three one-way attack drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners who were transiting regional waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Iran\u2019s Revolutionary Guard (IRGC) said its aerospace force had launched missile strikes on U.S. military bases in Kuwait, describing the attack as a response to U.S. strikes on Qeshm Island.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kuwait\u2019s military said shortly after midnight local time on Wednesday that its air defenses were \u201ccurrently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks,\u201d adding that explosions heard in the country were caused by interceptions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n