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US military says seven Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain

2026-06-06 12:00:07 Source: 区块维基快讯
On June 6, the U.S. Central Command issued a latest statement stating that on June 5, U.S. Eastern Time (June 6, Beijing time), the U.S. military intercepted multiple ballistic missiles fired by Iran towards the Strait of Hormuz and neighboring Gulf countries. and drones. The statement said Iran fired seven ballistic missiles at Kuwait and Bahrain. Preliminary assessments show that six of the seven missiles launched by Iran were intercepted and the seventh deviated from its intended target. There are currently no reports of US military casualties, and Iran's statement that it "hit the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain" is "false." The statement also said that hours earlier, the US military shot down four Iranian-launched one-way attack drones flying towards the Strait of Hormuz-"These attack drones pose a direct threat to regional maritime traffic." Subsequently, the U.S. military launched strikes on Iran's coastal surveillance radar stations on Goruk and Qeshm islands to defend against further maritime attacks." The statement said that the U.S. Central Command forces "continue to maintain a high degree of vigilance and are prepared to continue to respond to Iran's unprovoked aggression and self-defense." (CCTV International News)