ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have struck and "destroyed" US military sites and equipment in Bahrain and Kuwait, the IRGC-run Fars News Agency claimed on Sunday.

According to Fars, the IRGC claimed to have struck US drone maintenance facilities at Bahrain’s Sakhir Air Base and vessel preparation sheds at Salman port.

Camp Arifjan in Kuwait was also allegedly struck, according to the Iranian report.

Also on Sunday, Bahrain’s Interior Ministry announced that missile sirens had sounded across the country, advising citizens and residents to take cover until further notice.

Smoke billows near the oil facility in Mangaf, Kuwait, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video.
Smoke billows near the oil facility in Mangaf, Kuwait, July 18, 2026, in this screen grab obtained from a social media video. (credit: Social Media/via REUTERS)

Kuwait’s army additionally announced that they were in the process of confronting Iranian missile and drone attacks.