Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said on Monday that its naval forces had delivered "heavy blows" to U.S. assets and facilities in Bahrain and Kuwait through three rounds of missile and drone attacks, in retaliation for U.S. attacks on Iranian provinces.
In a statement on its official news outlet Sepah News, the IRGC said it "destroyed" drone maintenance and repair hangars used by U.S. units at Al-Sakhir Air Base in Bahrain in the first round of the strikes.
In the second round, the U.S. silos housing Task Force 59 vessels at Salman Port in Bahrain were targeted and "destroyed," and the vessels were heavily damaged, it said.
The third round of its strikes set fire to and "completely destroyed" facilities for stationing, supporting, and equipping U.S. special naval commandos at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, it added.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told media on Sunday that the U.S. "always remains open to a diplomatic solution" despite the country's military launching a ninth consecutive night of strikes against Iran.
Rubio said that the U.S. will continue to promote lasting peace with Iran, and the Trump administration remains open to resolve the issue through diplomacy.
Noting that the U.S. has received signals "directly and through multiple channels with other countries" from Iran expressing willingness to talk, Rubio said that current U.S. actions were in response to Iran's behavior.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday that Iran "remains open to diplomacy" and that mediation efforts by all parties are continuing, but as long as the attacks continue, Iran will carry out further "defensive military operations".
Iran claims "heavy blows" to U.S. targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Rubio says U.S. remains open to diplomatic solution
Iran claims "heavy blows" to U.S. targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Rubio says U.S. remains open to diplomatic solution
Iran claims "heavy blows" to U.S. targets in Bahrain, Kuwait, Rubio says U.S. remains open to diplomatic solution
