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  "path": "/partner/bahrain-kuwait-iran-salvoes",
  "publishedAt": "2026-06-06T09:15:59.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIran launched fresh missile attacks against Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, the second barrage against both Gulf states in three days, after the United States said it had struck Iranian radar sites and drones over the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nBahrain condemned the strikes as \"blatant aggression\" and a flagrant violation of sovereignty.\n\n#### Did Iran target Bahrain and Kuwait with missiles?\n\nYes. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they fired missiles at \"enemy bases\" in both countries on Saturday. Bahrain and Kuwait intercepted seven missiles in total, according to Manama. The attacks came hours after the U.S. military struck Iranian radar installations and shot down drones headed toward the Strait of Hormuz.\n\nIn Bahrain's capital Manama, an AFP journalist reported hearing three explosions, and the interior ministry announced air raid sirens had sounded across the country. In Kuwait, repeated blasts were heard near the international airport, which had been struck on Wednesday in an attack that killed one person. U.S. Central Command said six of the missiles fired at the two countries were intercepted, while a seventh did not reach its intended target.\n\n#### How are Gulf civilians reacting to the Iran missile attacks?\n\nResidents near Kuwait's airport described being jolted awake by the force of the blasts. \"We woke up to a huge explosion. The explosions were very loud,\" said Reem, an Egyptian mother of two living in Kuwait. \"My children were terrified, and I couldn't calm them down,\" she added.\n\nKuwait's aviation authority announced the resumption of air traffic after the attacks, saying 11 Kuwait Airways and Jazeera Airways flights had been diverted during an airspace closure. The oil-rich Gulf states, previously seen as a safe haven in a volatile region, have been drawn into the direct line of fire since the war began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli strikes that killed Iran's top leadership.\n\n#### Why are Bahrain and Kuwait still being targeted despite the ceasefire?\n\nA ceasefire has been in place since April 8, but Gulf states have continued to face sporadic Iranian attacks during weeks of stalled negotiations.\n\nTalks have so far failed to secure a permanent end to the war or reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Both Bahrain and Kuwait host major U.S. military installations, making them recurring targets in Iran's retaliatory strikes against American forces in the region.",
  "title": "Bahrain, Kuwait targeted by fresh Iran salvoes"
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