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IRGC strikes across Gulf
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched missile and drone attacks targeting US military facilities in Bahrain and said it destroyed radar systems in Oman, while it also claimed strikes on Jordan and Kuwait in a new round of retaliatory action against the United States.
“Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has targeted US military facilities in Bahrain, claimed it has destroyed radar systems in Oman and hit Jordan and Kuwait in its latest round of overnight retaliatory strikes against the United States”
In Bahrain, the IRGC said it launched missile and drone attacks targeting “installations and infrastructure of the aggressive US army” in Juffair, and Bahrain’s Ministry of Interior said sirens had been sounded and warned people to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place.
In Oman, the IRGC said it targeted “the FPS long-range aerial radar and the vessel detection radar in Oman”, adding that these radar systems were destroyed.
The US military’s Central Command (CENTCOM) said it hit “dozens of targets at multiple locations with precision munitions” to degrade Iran’s ability to continue attacking international shipping flowing through the Strait of Hormuz, and it said it deployed “US fighter aircraft, naval vessels, one-way attack aerial drones, and one-way attack sea drones for the first time.”
Diplomacy and competing claims
As the exchange of strikes intensified, the BBC reported that the U.S. military said it had downed two Iranian one-way attack drones threatening international maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, and CENTCOM said U.S. forces remain on alert and ready to continue defending against any Iranian aggression.
The BBC also said Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi met his Iranian counterpart Iskandar Moimani in Tehran late Saturday, and it reported that Naqvi delivered a message from Pakistan’s Army Chief General Asim Munir and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In the same reporting, the BBC quoted CENTCOM’s account that it downed four Iranian one-way attack drones launched toward the Strait and then struck Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites, while Iran said it fired missiles at facilities described as American military in Kuwait and Bahrain.
CNBC, meanwhile, described the standoff as deepening doubts about the interim peace agreement signed last month, and it quoted Iran’s parliament speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf saying, “The era of one-sided deals is OVER. We told you: keep your word or pay the price.”
Shipping fears and next moves
The impact on maritime traffic became a central point of contention, with Al Jazeera saying the number of vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz has fallen to its lowest level in five weeks and that six ships sailed through the strait on Sunday, according to data from Kpler.
“Iran's IRGC says it struck military bases in Kuwait, warns US over Hormuz Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it destroyed military assets at two Kuwaiti air bases as CENTCOM announces completion of new wave of strikes on Iran Gizem Nisa Demir 13 July 2026•Update: 13 July 2026 ISTANBUL Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said early Monday that it launched attacks on two military bases in Kuwait”
Al Jazeera also reported that those six ships included the Humanity and the Capetan Andreas, transporting 2 million barrels of Iranian oil and 500,000 barrels of Kuwaiti petroleum products, respectively, as three empty tankers also entered the Gulf.
CNBC added that oil prices jumped Monday morning, with Brent crude futures with September delivery advancing 2.8% to trade at $78.14 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate futures with August delivery rising 2.5% to $73.24.
In parallel, the BBC said CENTCOM wrote on X that U.S. forces remain on alert and ready to continue defending against any Iranian aggression, while it also reported that Iran condemned the latest US strikes and that the U.S. and Iran issued conflicting accounts over whether the Strait of Hormuz remains open to shipping.
