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Reports say Bahrain and Kuwait carried out their first direct strikes inside Iran

The Times, citing reporting based on people familiar with the matter, said Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent aircraft to strike Iranian drone and missile storage sites in early July, with intelligence support from the United Arab Emirates. The governments involved had not publicly confirmed the operation at publication time, so the development remains a reported allegation rather than an established official record.

Jul 24, 2026 Middle East Reported Current reporting

BOTTOM LINE

What was reported

The Times, citing reporting based on people familiar with the matter, said Bahrain and Kuwait secretly sent aircraft to strike Iranian drone and missile storage sites in early July, with intelligence support from the United Arab Emirates. The governments involved had not publicly confirmed the operation at publication time, so the development remains a reported allegation rather than an established official record.

STRATEGIC SIGNIFICANCE

Why it matters

If confirmed, the strikes would mark a major widening of direct state participation in the Iran conflict and a departure from the Gulf states’ earlier effort to remain publicly outside the kinetic campaign. The lack of official confirmation is a material evidence limitation.

REPORTING BOUNDARY

Current, provisional, source-linked reporting

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Event date
Jul 24, 2026
Countries / places
Bahrain · Kuwait · Iran · United Arab Emirates
Focus
Military & security · Espionage & counterintelligence
Truth class
Current / ongoing
Human review
Not completed

SOURCE TRAIL

Reporting sources

  1. The Times Kuwait and Bahrain 'sent secret jets to strike Iran'