Middle East Tensions Rise! Iran Fires Missiles at US Ships, US Bases in Kuwait and Bahrain Attacked

BlockBeats News, June 3rd. This morning, the Middle East tension escalated sharply as the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps launched missiles at a U.S.-affiliated vessel named PANAYA in response to a U.S. attack on an Iranian oil tanker near the Strait of Hormuz. Previously, the U.S. military had taken action against an oil tanker heading towards an Iranian port in the Arabian Gulf, rendering it immobile.

The U.S. military claimed to have successfully repelled multiple ballistic missiles and drones launched by Iran, and in response to Iran's attempted attacks across the Middle East, carried out a "defensive strike" on Qeshm Island.

In the early hours of the 3rd, U.S. military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain were continuously targeted by missile and drone attacks, with local air defense alarms sounding incessantly. Reports indicate that the U.S. Juffair Base in Bahrain and the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters were hit, with the U.S. "Patriot" air defense system intercepting the incoming missiles. Arab media reported that due to the airstrikes, airports in Bahrain, Kuwait, and the UAE have suspended operations. Sources said that air defense alarms were also heard at U.S. military bases in Saudi Arabia.