{"id":7531,"date":"2026-07-25T08:31:40","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:31:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=7531"},"modified":"2026-07-25T08:31:41","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T08:31:41","slug":"wall-street-journal-claims-bahrain-and-kuwait-secretly-conducted-airstrikes-inside-iran","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/paksouch.com\/?p=7531","title":{"rendered":"Wall Street Journal Claims Bahrain and Kuwait Secretly Conducted Airstrikes Inside Iran"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>WASHINGTON:<\/strong> The <strong>Wall Street Journal<\/strong> has reported that <strong>Bahrain and Kuwait<\/strong> secretly deployed fighter aircraft earlier this month to carry out strikes against <strong>military targets inside Iran<\/strong>, including facilities allegedly used to store drones and missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the newspaper, the reported operation marked the <strong>first direct military action by Bahrain and Kuwait against Iran<\/strong>, highlighting what it described as the increasingly difficult security choices facing Gulf Arab states as regional tensions continue to escalate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The report said the strikes targeted <strong>drone and missile storage sites<\/strong>, along with other military installations in Iran, during operations carried out earlier this month.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Wall Street Journal<\/strong> further claimed that the <strong>United Arab Emirates (UAE)<\/strong> supported the reported operation by providing <strong>intelligence on Iranian military targets<\/strong> and offering <strong>air defence assistance<\/strong> to Bahrain and Kuwait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to the report, the alleged involvement of Gulf states reflects growing concerns over regional security and the potential expansion of the conflict.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The newspaper&#8217;s claims have <strong>not been independently verified<\/strong>, and <strong>Bahrain, Kuwait, the UAE, and Iran had not publicly confirmed the reported operations<\/strong> at the time of publication.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If confirmed, the reported strikes would represent a significant escalation in regional tensions, as Bahrain and Kuwait have not previously acknowledged conducting direct air operations against targets inside Iran.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>WASHINGTON: The Wall Street Journal has reported that Bahrain and Kuwait secretly deployed fighter aircraft earlier this month to carry out strikes against military 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