Iran launched fresh aerial attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait early Saturday, after the United States said it had struck the Islamic Republic.
The small island kingdom of Bahrain, home to the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, denounced the attacks against its territory and neighbouring Kuwait.
Manama said the two Gulf countries intercepted seven missiles fired by Iran and described the attacks, the second against both nations since Wednesday, as “blatant aggression” and “a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of both countries”.
Kuwait also condemned the attacks, saying they were a “direct threat” to the “lives of citizens and residents” and represented a “dangerous escalation… at a time when the international community is making unremitting efforts to stop combat operations”.
Meanwhile, in Lebanon, Israel kept up its attacks on the country’s south, killing three Lebanese Army soldiers in an airstrike on Saturday. Attempts to implement a ceasefire have failed amid continued Israeli aggression.
