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Iran says attacked US military targets in UAE, Kuwait, other countries in region
AFP, Tehran
Published: 02 Sep 2026, 02:03 PM
Kūhestak, Iran : This video grab taken from footage released by the Iranian Red Crescent Society on September 2, 2026 shows what it says is the aftermath of US strike on a wedding ceremony in southern Sirik county in Hormozgan province in southern Iran. Iranian forces said on September 2 that they launched attacks on US military targets in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and other countries in the region, vowing "severe" consequences for renewed American attacks on the Islamic republic. Photo: AFP
Iranian forces said they launched on Wednesday attacks on US military targets in the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Bahrain and other countries in the region.
In a statement, the Iranian army said "dozens of the army's attack drones... have targeted radar systems and the positions of US forces at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the United Arab Emirates".
It said it also targeted "radar installations and gathering points" of US forces at Bahrain's Sheikh Isa Air Base.
Iran's Revolutionary Guards meanwhile said they targeted US forces in Kuwait, Jordan, Bahrain and Erbil in Iraq's Kurdistan region.
The Guards said US forces, including some based in Kuwait, carried out an attack that hit a wedding ceremony in Iran's southern Sirik county, killing four people and wounding dozens.
It added that Guards forces "carried out a combined missile-drone attack on the headquarters and accommodation of an American commander at Ali Al Salem base" in Kuwait, along with other attacks on Jordan, Bahrain and Erbil.