U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a media conference at the end of the NATO summit as Secretary of State Marco Rubio, right, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth listen in The Hague, Netherlands, June 25, 2025.
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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) said Thursday (July 9, 2026) they had struck U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait in response to fresh American strikes, in a statement carried by state television IRIB.
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The Guards said they struck “key infrastructure and facilities” at US bases in Arifjan and Ali Al Salem in Kuwait, and Juffair and Sheikh Isa in Bahrain with missiles and drones.
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They also warned their responses would expand to other bases across the region if U.S. attacks were repeated.
Meanwhile, oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.
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