Iran strongly condemned US strikes on radar and coastal surveillance sites in southern Iran, calling the attack a “clear violation” of the fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran.
The strikes targeted facilities in the regions of Sirik and Qeshm Island, which are “tasked with safeguarding the country’s borders and ensuring the security of navigation in international waterways,” Iran’s Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
US Central Command has said its forces struck surveillance radar sites in the area “to defend against further maritime attacks” after Iran launched drones toward the Strait of Hormuz.
“The ministry described the attack as a clear violation of the April 8 ceasefire and an act of military aggression against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s statement said.
The recent strikes indicate that Washington “lacks the will to reduce tensions” and are part of a “broader pattern of hostile and provocative behavior by the United States toward Iran,” the ministry said.
It added that Iran’s armed forces responded to the US strikes in a “vigilant, decisive and proportionate manner.”
How the region is reacting to Tehran's targeting of Gulf neighbors
Some fresh details are emerging now from Kuwaiti authorities about the overnight Iranian attack which targeted the country, as well as nearby Bahrain.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense said Saturday that it “detected and dealt with” seven ballistic missiles inside Kuwaiti airspace at dawn. “They were intercepted over a number of residential areas, resulting in some debris falling,” the ministry said.
The attack, which it blamed on Iran, resulted in material damage but no casualties, according to the ministry.
The announcement comes shortly after Bahrain also said it intercepted and destroyed three missiles and several drones launched from Iran.
Here’s how countries in the region are reacting to the latest developments:
The United Arab Emirates, which has faced repeated Iranian attacks since the war broke out in February, said it condemned Tehran’s targeting of Kuwait and Bahrain “in the strongest terms.” The attacks constitute a “flagrant violation” of the sovereignty of the two countries and a threat to their security, the UAE’s Foreign Ministry said.
Egypt called Iran’s actions a “dangerous escalation that threatens the security and stability of the Gulf region and the entire region.” The country’s Foreign Ministry reiterated its support for “all measures” undertaken by Kuwait and Bahrain to “protect their territories and vital facilities.”
Saudi Arabia called Iran’s latest attacks “a threat to regional and international security,” and said the strikes push the region toward “tension and instability.”
Qatar joined the flurry of condemnation, stressing the need to “spare the region the repercussions of these unjustified attacks and to work towards de-escalation in order to restore regional and international security and stability.”
Calling Iran’s attacks “brutal,” Jordan said it affirmed its “absolute solidarity with the sisterly Kingdom of Bahrain and the sisterly State of Kuwait in the face of Iranian aggression.”











