Iran's Army hits US bases in UAE, Kuwait with drones, missiles

Iran's Army said Thursday that its forces have struck U.S. military bases in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Kuwait with missiles and kamikaze drones earlier in the day, reported Xinhua.

In a statement on its website, the army said the strikes were in revenge for the Iranian military personnel and civilians killed in recent U.S. attacks against Iran.

It added that its forces targeted the U.S. Army's satellite communications systems, equipment warehouses, and a fighter aircraft hangar at the Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait, causing damage to the communications systems and the hangar.

The army said it also struck the U.S. troops and radar systems at the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE, stressing that its forces' responses to any attack by the U.S. Army will be "harsh and devastating, and will continue until achieving the ultimate victory and punishing the aggressor."

On Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said in a post on social media platform X that its forces had "successfully completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets," citing "recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members."

Iran responded by attacking U.S. bases and assets in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region, and the UAE.

In a Thursday post on X, Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Iranian health ministry's public relations, said 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in the U.S. attack against Iran between Aug. 30 and Sept. 2.

Kuwait on Thursday condemned repeated Iranian attacks on the country, saying the latest strike at dawn posed a "direct threat" to its security and stability.

In a statement on X, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry said the attacks constituted a flagrant violation of the country's sovereignty and a grave breach of international law, the UN Charter, and UN Security Council Resolution 2817.

It described the continued attacks as a "dangerous escalation" that threatens regional security and stability and undermines diplomatic efforts to de-escalate and reduce tensions.

Kuwait reserves its full right to take "all necessary measures" to safeguard its sovereignty, maintain its security and defend its territory and vital installations against any aggression or threat, the ministry said.

Also on Thursday, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan received a phone call from U.S. President Donald Trump, during which they discussed bilateral cooperation and regional developments, the Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported.

The two leaders exchanged views on issues of common concern, particularly developments in the Middle East and ongoing efforts to address them, according to WAM.

Meanwhile, six members of the Iranian Army's Navy were killed in the U.S. strikes against Iran on Tuesday night, the semi-official Mehr news agency reported on Thursday, said Xinhua.

The report said the victims included three pilots, identifying them as Mojtaba Baqeri, Hamed Okati and Hossein Mahdavian.

In a Thursday post on X, Hossein Kermanpour, head of the Iranian Health Ministry's public relations, said 18 people were killed and 142 others injured in the U.S. attack against Iran between Aug. 30 and Sept. 2.

Early Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said on X its forces had "successfully completed a wave of strikes against Iranian military targets," citing "recent attempted attacks by the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz and against American service members."

Iran responded by attacking U.S. bases and assets in Jordan, Kuwait, Bahrain, Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and the United Arab Emirates.

US probes strike on Iran's wedding party

U.S. Vice President JD Vance said Thursday the United States is probing a strike that Tehran says hit a wedding party in southern Iran, renewing scrutiny over civilian casualties from U.S. military operations in the Middle East country.

"We're investigating it because obviously we care. We want to know," Vance said at a White House press briefing.

"If we do make mistakes, again, this is a big difference between us and Iran, when our military makes mistakes, they learn from them to try to get better from them," he added.

U.S. Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins said Wednesday the U.S. military was looking into reports of the wedding party strike.

The Iranian media reported Wednesday that the U.S. strike on Tuesday night hit a wedding party in Sirik County in Hormozgan province, killing at least four people and injuring 68 others.

According to the reports, a U.S. missile struck a home where dozens of people had gathered for the wedding of a fisherman's daughter.

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Esmaeil Baghaei on Wednesday described the attack as "a desperate U.S. attempt to hide its defeat."

On Feb. 28, the opening day of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, a strike hit a girls' elementary school in Minab, southern Iran, killing 168 people, most of them children, according to Iranian authorities. Evidence from subsequent investigations has pointed to a U.S. Tomahawk missile as the weapon used in the strike.