Overview
- U.S. Central Command, which said Tuesday, June 2, reported that Iran launched three unmanned drones at civilian ships and multiple ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Two missiles aimed at Kuwait fell or broke up before reaching their targets, according to U.S. statements.
- Three missiles bound for Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air‑defense units, and U.S. forces also shot down the drones.
- In response to the attacks, U.S. forces carried out a self‑defense strike on military facilities on Iran’s Qeshm Island, and officials report no U.S. service‑member casualties.
- Iran’s Revolutionary Guard and state media said they struck a U.S. base in Bahrain in retaliation, a claim not corroborated by U.S. reports, and the incidents raise the prospect of further exchanges that could threaten regional security and commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.