The new attacks in the Persian Gulf were reported by the Reuters and AFP agencies, which are referred to by the TASR news agency. Tehran, Kuwait and Manama all reported incidents after the United States and Iran hit multiple targets near the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.

• The United States and Iran attacked the strategic Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday.
• Iran announced attacks on the islands of Qeshm and Kish in the Persian Gulf.
• The island of Kešm was hit by an American projectile around 19:00 local time.
• On the island of Kiš, an American projectile exploded near the water and electricity installation.
• Air defense intervened in Kuwait and warning sirens sounded in Bahrain.

The Iranian authorities announced that the islands of Qeshm and Kish were targeted. According to local reports, the Kuwaiti air defenses were forced to respond to enemy attacks and warning sirens sounded in Bahrain.

Attacks on the islands

The office of the governor of the island of Kešm specified that the island was hit by an American projectile at approximately 7:00 p.m. local time, which corresponds to 5:30 p.m. CET. Shortly before, Iran’s Fars news agency reported that at least five explosions were heard on the island.

According to Iranian information, another American projectile exploded near a facility providing water and electricity supplies on the island of Kish. At the same time, state media reported an explosion recorded in the city of Andímešk in the south of the country in the province of Khuzestan.

Reactions in the region

According to local authorities, air defenses in Kuwait had to respond to enemy attacks, but the details of the circumstances were not specified in the Reuters and AFP reports. Information came from Bahrain about the activation of sirens, which signaled a security incident, but details about possible damage or casualties were not available.