Iran Targets U.S. Bases as Hostilities Shatter Ceasefire

The Iranian Revolutionary Guards confirmed strikes against U.S. Patriot systems in Kuwait, a satellite antenna site in Qatar, and fuel storage facilities in Bahrain. Jordanian authorities reported intercepting eight ballistic missiles within their airspace, while the Revolutionary Guards claimed to have targeted the Azraq military base. These actions follow two days of intense U.S. bombardment that reportedly killed 14 people and struck near the Russian-built nuclear facility in Bushehr.

President Donald Trump, speaking from a NATO summit in Ankara, declared the interim ceasefire effectively dead. U.S. Central Command reported hitting roughly 90 targets, including coastal surveillance and drone storage sites, in direct response to alleged Iranian attacks on commercial tankers near the Strait of Hormuz. While Trump downplayed the prospect of a wider war, the regional landscape remains volatile. Iran’s chief negotiator, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, issued a stark warning on social media, asserting that the Strait of Hormuz will remain under Iranian control regardless of U.S. military pressure. As global oil markets react to the renewed instability, both sides appear locked in a cycle of tactical retribution that threatens to widen the conflict.