### [2026-07-12](/feed/2026/07/12/index.md) ##### Middle Eastern crisis # The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has hit HIMARS launchers in Kuwait. ### Sources: 1. [Türkiye Today](https://www.turkiyetoday.com/region/iran-claims-destruction-of-us-himars-launchers-in-kuwait-as-regional-strikes-widen-3223773) 2. [Yeni Şafak](https://en.yenisafak.com/world/irgc-claims-destruction-of-us-himars-launchers-in-kuwait-3720744) ### Changes: 1. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have hit US HIMARS missiles in Kuwait. _2026-07-12 21:50:36 (First version)_ 2. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have hit US HIMARS launchers in Kuwait. _2026-07-13 01:50:48 (Update)_ 3. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says it has hit HIMARS launchers in Kuwait. _2026-07-13 03:50:51 (Update)_ 3. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says it has hit HIMARS launchers in Kuwait. _(Current version)_ ### Related: 1. [Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) says that they have hit Patriot air defense systems at the Ali Al Salem Air Base and the FPS radar system at Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait. ](/feed/2026/07/13/iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-irgc-says-that-they-have-hit-patriot-air-defense-systems-at-the-ali-al-salem.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 2. [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy and Aerospace Force launch retaliatory strikes against Bahrain and Kuwait, including the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet, in response to the U.S. Central Command's (CENTCOM's) strikes against Iran near the Strait of Hormuz, which were in response to the attack on the Singapore-flagged container ship "Ever Lovely" in the strait. ](/feed/2026/06/27/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-navy-and-aerospace-force-launch-retaliatory-strikes-against-bahrain-and-kuwait-in.md) _Context: Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 3. [The U.S., Bahraini, and Kuwaiti militaries intercept ballistic missiles and drones fired by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps at U.S. military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait after a U.S. "self-defense" strike on Iran's Qeshm Island. ](/feed/2026/06/2/the-us-bahraini-and-kuwaiti-militaries-intercept-ballistic-missiles-and-drones-fired-by-the-islamic-revolutionary-gu.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 4. [The U.S. Central Command intercepts two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting the U.S. military base in Kuwait that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says was used for on attack on Bandar Sirik, Iran. ](/feed/2026/06/1/the-us-central-command-intercepts-two-iranian-ballistic-missiles-targeting-the-us-military-base-in-kuwait-that-the-i.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 5. [The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps says that their naval forces have attacked the Panama-flagged "US-owned" container ship MSC "Sariska" in response to an alleged US attack on an Iranian ship in the Sea of Oman. ](/feed/2026/06/1/the-islamic-revolutionary-guard-corps-says-that-their-naval-forces-have-attacked-the-panama-flagged-us-owned-container.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Middle Eastern crisis_ 6. [Mohammad Baqer Saad Dawood al-Saadi, a commander of the IRGC-aligned Shia Iraqi militia group Kata'ib Hezbollah, is arrested in Turkey by the U.S. justice department after allegedly planning attacks on Jewish sites in the United States, along with attacks in Europe as part of a broader campaign of retaliation by Iran over the war. ](/feed/2026/05/15/mohammad-baqer-saad-dawood-al-saadi-a-commander-of-the-irgc-aligned-shia-iraqi-militia-group-kata-ib-hezbollah-is-arre.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Middle Eastern crisis_ 7. [The Israeli military says that it has killed Mohammad Reza Ashrafi Kahi, the head of trade at the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps's oil headquarters, in an airstrike in Tehran. ](/feed/2026/04/5/the-israeli-military-says-that-it-has-killed-mohammad-reza-ashrafi-kahi-the-head-of-trade-at-the-islamic-revolutionary.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Middle Eastern crisis_ 8. [Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via "L'Orient Today")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks ("Saudi Gazette")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells "Financial Times" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 ("Financial Times")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]2026 Iranian strikes on Israel](/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen.md) _Context: Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 9. [Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via "L'Orient Today")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks ("Saudi Gazette")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their "full support" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells "Financial Times" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and "take the oil" in Iran, although "a deal could be made fairly quickly". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 ("Financial Times")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by "The New York Times" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html ("The New York Times")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- ("Times of Israel")]*2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait](/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen.md) _Context: Kuwait, Middle Eastern crisis_ 10. [Azerbaijan's State Security Service affirms it has thwarted a terror attack plotted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including possible strikes against the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. ](/feed/2026/03/6/azerbaijan-s-state-security-service-affirms-it-has-thwarted-a-terror-attack-plotted-by-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guar.md) _Context: Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Middle Eastern crisis_