Two waves of sirens rang through Bahrain on Friday, just as Iran claimed responsibility for targeted strikes on US assets in several Arab countries.
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior called on residents to “remain calm” after alarms were activated at 12:47 a.m. ET and again at 3:47 a.m. ET, in posts on X, before the defense ministry said forces “intercepted and destroyed” Iranian airstrikes.
Further north, the Jordanian military downed seven missiles and six drones from Iran on Friday, according to Jordan’s Armed Forces.
In Kuwait, air defenses were “intercepting hostile targets” from Iran, the Kuwaiti army said at Friday evening local time.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targeted “three ammunition and equipment storage” facilities at Kuwait’s Al-Adairi Base, according to the semi-official agency Tasnim. The IRGC also targeted the control tower of the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, Tasnim said.
Earlier on Friday, Tehran aimed drones at Bahrain’s Sheikh Isa Air Base and Jordan’s Al-Azraq Air Base, according to Iran’s Press TV.
CNN cannot independently verify the claims.
Tehran has intensified attacks on US-allied nations in the region after Washington unleashed a fresh assault on Iran in mid-July. Several of those countries under Iranian fire, including Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan, house US military bases.
At least four US service members have been killed in the most recent wave of Iranian attacks over the past week, according to the Pentagon. Three of those were killed in Jordan, and one was killed in a controlled Iranian drone detonation in Iraq.
Iran’s latest salvo has also prompted travel restrictions and stark warnings from foreign consulates. Just on Thursday, the UK Foreign Office issued travel guidance advising against “all but essential travel” for Kuwait and Bahrain.
CNN’s Aleena Fayaz, Lex Harvey, Kareem El Damanhoury and Eyad Kourdi contributed reporting.
This post has been updated with the latest information.