Iran Strikes U.S. Bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait — SkimNews
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- Iran's military carried out drone strikes against American military facilities in Bahrain, Jordan, and Kuwait on July 24, 2026, in retaliation for the latest U.S. attacks on the Islamic republic.
- Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted an Amazon data centre in Bahrain, according to Iranian state media; neither the U.S. tech giant nor Bahrain have commented on the claim.
- UN rights chief Volker Turk urged warring countries to help evacuate and repatriate approximately 6,000 sailors stranded in the Strait of Hormuz, calling it a "dire humanitarian and human rights crisis."
- Erbil airport in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region, which hosts U.S.-led coalition troops and a major U.S. consulate complex, was hit by several blasts after air defences activated, with drones seen hovering over the city and smoke rising near the airport.
Why it matters: Iran's strikes across three host countries in a single day signal a widening geographic front in the conflict, and the unverified IRGC claim against an Amazon facility — which neither Amazon nor Bahrain has confirmed — raises the stakes for civilian and corporate infrastructure beyond military targets. The 6,000 stranded sailors in the Strait of Hormuz underscore the conflict's collateral humanitarian toll on global shipping routes.
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