IRGC Fires 7 Ballistic Missiles at Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base and Bahrain's US Fifth Fleet HQ — 6 Intercepted, 1 Fell Short — Iran Blames US Radar Strikes — Day 99

Hours after CENTCOM struck Iranian coastal radar sites at Goruk and Qeshm Island on June 6, 2026 (Day 99), the IRGC Aerospace Force fired seven ballistic missiles toward US military positions in Kuwait and Bahrain. The IRGC targeted Kuwait's Ali Al Salem Air Base — which hosts US forces — and facilities associated with the US Navy's Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. CENTCOM intercepted six of the seven missiles; the seventh failed to reach its intended target. Iran's state media claimed the strikes were in direct retaliation for the US attack on the radar sites and framed the operation as self-defense. CENTCOM denied Iranian claims of damage to the Fifth Fleet headquarters, calling such assertions 'false.' Iran's Foreign Ministry accused the US of initiating the exchange and 'lacking the will' for genuine stability in the region. The exchange marks the largest single-day Gulf salvo since the June 3 Kuwait airport attacks (Day 96) and represents a pattern of Iranian missile salvos in response to US self-defense strikes. Sources: Al Jazeera, Fox News, Gulf News, NBC News, Türkiye Today.