Iran targets Bahrain, Kuwait after renewed US strikes

TEHRAN, Jun 6: Iran fired missiles at US allies Bahrain and Kuwait on Saturday, after renewed American strikes against it, drawing a furious response from the Gulf monarchies and further undermining a fragile truce.
Weeks of complex talks marked by threats and flare-ups of violence have failed to secure a deal to end the Middle East war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a global trade route and chokepoint for Gulf oil and gas shipments.
On Saturday the island kingdom of Bahrain, which hosts the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, denounced the latest attacks against its territory and Kuwait. US Central Command (CENTCOM) said Iran launched seven ballistic missiles towards Kuwait and Bahrain.
Manama described the attacks, the second against both nations in three days, as "blatant aggression" and "a flagrant violation of the sovereignty of both countries".
In the Bahrain capital, an AFP journalist heard three explosions as air raid sirens sounded. In Kuwait, another AFP journalist heard repeated blasts near the country's international airport, which had been struck on Wednesday in an attack blamed on Iran that killed one person.
"We woke up to a huge explosion. The explosions were very loud," Reem, an Egyptian mother of two, told AFP, after the latest blasts. "My children were terrified, and I couldn't calm them down."    �"AFP