[News] Iran strikes Ahmad al-Jaber US base in Kuwait after Qeshm attack

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Iran strikes Ahmad al-Jaber US base in Kuwait after Qeshm attack
Al Mayadeen English
July 31, 2026
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Iranian drones struck US military facilities at Kuwait's Ahmad al-Jaber
base in retaliation for US attacks on Qeshm Island.

   - [image: Before-and-after satellite imagery released by Iran's IRGC
   shows the AN/FPS-117 early-warning radar at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base in
   Kuwait before and after its destruction in Iran's retaliatory strike on US
   military infrastructure. (Photo: IRGC)]
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   Before-and-after satellite imagery released by Iran's IRGC on July 22,
   2026, shows the AN/FPS-117 early-warning radar at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base
   in Kuwait before and after its destruction in Iran's retaliatory strike on
   US military infrastructurer. (Photo: IRGC)

The Iranian Army announced on Friday that its drones struck fighter jet
hangars, satellite communications systems, and military equipment
warehouses at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait, marking the 27th phase of
Operation Saeqah.

The Army's Public Relations Department said the operation was carried out
in retaliation for the "latest attacks by the terrorist US military" on
Iranian soil, including a brutal attack on a residential home on Qeshm
Island.

Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base, the statement noted, is central to US aerial and
surveillance operations in the region and functions as a key hub for US
military air support.

Iran's Army maintained that "crimes, sanctions, and threats will only
strengthen Iran's unity and cohesion in its sacred defense". It asserted
the scale and intensity of the strikes carried out jointly by the Army and
the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps have made intercepting Iranian drones
and missiles increasingly difficult and costly for US forces, even as
Washington reinforces the region with its most advanced air defense systems.

The statement added that Washington has resorted to strict media censorship
to keep the extent of the damage, casualties, and injuries from these
strikes out of public view.

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<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/IRGC%20claims%20of%20damage%20to%20US%20bases%20in%20Kuwait,%20Jordan%20confirmed>
Iranian army strikes US base in Bahrain

The Iranian army announced on Thursday that it targeted key US command
centers and bases in Bahrain
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/wsj--bahrain--kuwait-carried-bombarded-iran-with-uae-aid>
 using drones, reporting that the strikes caused significant damage to
American military facilities.

The Iranian army revealed it targeted power generators, navigation systems,
and administrative buildings belonging to US forces at Sheikh Isa Air Base
in Bahrain
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/iran-says-it-struck-us-base-in-bahrain-with-drones>.
It added that the attacks caused “significant damage” to equipment and
locations housing US forces, despite the presence of multiple defense
systems at American bases.

Earlier on Thursday, the IRGC announced that it targeted the US Ali Al
Salem Air Base
<https://english.almayadeen.net/news/politics/irgc-announces-fresh-strike-on-us-air-base-in-kuwait>
in Kuwait, claiming that two drone hangars and a fuel storage facility for
military aircraft and helicopters were destroyed.
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