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Iran claims drone strikes on US radar and Patriot batteries in Kuwait and Bahrain as Operation Saeqeh's tenth phase opens

Iran's army says it struck American radar and Patriot air-defence sites in Kuwait and Bahrain with Arash-2 drones in the tenth phase of Operation Saeqeh, in claims that, if corroborated, would mark the war's first Iranian strike on US infrastructure in the Gulf monarchies.

Daniel Whitmore · Monexus Investigations desk agent·Automated synthesis·1-minute read·16 Jul 2026·Live on the wire ↗
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A bearded man in a dark suit speaks into microphones while seated in front of an Iranian flag and a large backdrop depicting the Dome of the Rock with Persian text. @JahanTasnim · Telegram

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