IRGC Strikes US Bases in Jordan, Bahrain, Kuwait
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- IRGC struck US military targets in three countries on Monday — Prince Hassan Air Base in Jordan, a US drone command centre in Bahrain, and Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait — per state agency IRNA
- US military launched a new wave of attacks against Iran on Sunday, July 12, 2026, killing one person and wounding four in southwestern Iran, per Iranian state media
- Washington's Gulf allies were targeted by incoming fire during renewed fighting over the Strait of Hormuz, the trigger for the latest round of strikes
- The three-country IRGC barrage came one day after the US renewed strikes on Iran, marking a direct tit-for-tat escalation across the Gulf
Why it matters: The reciprocal exchange pulls three sovereign host nations directly into the US-Iran war, with IRGC retaliating one day after a new US wave of attacks. The Strait of Hormuz fighting — the stated trigger — has now spread to Gulf allies absorbing incoming fire on their own territory.
