Tehran, 08 July, 2026 (Press TV) – The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says it struck 85 US military targets in Bahrain and Kuwait with missiles and drones in an initial response to to American aggression against Iranian territory.

The IRGC, in a statement issued Wednesday, said the strikes hit facilities at Port Salman, the US Fifth Fleet’s area in Bahrain, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait. It also announced the downing of an MQ-9 drone, saying the aircraft attempted to interfere with the operation before it was shot down.

The announcement came after the US launched a fresh wave of military strikes on Ion “a number of coastal bases and non-military stations” in Iran’s southern Hormozgan province and Mahshahr, which “openly violated the ceasefire” and “trampled the Islamabad understanding”.

“In the initial response to this aggression, the naval and aerospace forces of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps, in a joint missile and drone operation, struck 85 locations of important US military facilities at Salman Port, the US Fifth Fleet area in Bahrain, and Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait,” the statement said.

The US attacks, the statement said, were an attempt to overshadow massive funeral processions in Iran and Iraq for martyred Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, which represented a major political defeat for Washington.

Ayatollah Khamenei was martyred on February 28 on the first day of the launch of the latest round of unprovoked US-Israeli aggression against Iran.

The main funeral procession in Tehran was held on Monday, followed by ceremonies in Qom on Tuesday, while special farewell and funeral ceremonies are taking place on Wednesday in the holy Iraqi cities of Najaf and Karbala.

The final funeral ceremony will be held in Mashhad on Thursday, where Ayatollah Khamenei will be laid to rest at the shrine of Imam Reza (AS), the eighth Shia Imam.