“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,” CENTCOM said in a statement. File image for representation only.
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The U.S. military said on Tuesday (June 2, 2026) that it had “successfully defeated” a series of Iranian missile and drone attacks in the Gulf and conducted self-defence strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island.
U.S. Central Command also denied claims by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that they had struck the headquarters of the U.S. Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain and a separate air base in the region.
“Iran launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors; however, all failed to hit their intended targets,” CENTCOM said in a statement.
“Two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart en route, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahrain air defense forces.”
Kuwait’s military said its air defences were intercepting “hostile” missile and drone attacks.
The U.S. military also shot down three attack drones that had been launched by Iran “toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters,” CENTCOM said.
Qeshm Island is located in the strategic Strait of Hormuz, the key shipping channel for Gulf oil and gas that has been effectively closed by Tehran since the start of the war with the U.S. and Israel in late February.
CENTCOM said the strikes had targeted an “Iranian military ground control station” on the island, adding that no U.S. personnel were injured.
In a statement carried by the official IRNA news agency, the Revolutionary Guards claimed they had struck the U.S. military installations in response to the strike on Qeshm Island.
“FALSE,” CENTCOM said in a post on X. “All Iranian attacks on American forces failed.”
A ceasefire has been in place between the United States and Iran since April 8, but subsequent talks to try to put a more permanent end to the conflict have so far been unsuccessful.
Tehran said on Monday (June 1, 2026) that Israel’s expanding campaign in Lebanon risked ending the U.S.-Iran ceasefire.
Washington has now forcibly halted six ships it said were attempting to violate the blockade, which has been in place since April 13.
Kuwait military responds to attacks
Kuwait’s military said on Wednesday (June 3, 2026) its air defences were intercepting “hostile” missile and drone attacks.
The oil-rich Gulf nation, a U.S. ally, has been on the receiving end of Iranian attacks since the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its senior leadership in late February.
“Any sounds of explosions heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting these hostile attacks,” the military said on X, without specifying their origin.
Kuwait’s state-run news agency KUNA reported that sirens were heard for the second time that night.
On Monday (June 1, 2026), Kuwait said it downed a volley of missiles and drones, and later its foreign ministry held Iran “fully responsible for these heinous attacks”.
Published – June 03, 2026 07:26 am IST
