Iran retaliates against U.S. military for shooting down drone, launches missiles at Bahrain, Kuwait, tension in Middle East heats up again

(Central News Agency, Tehran, comprehensive foreign news report on the 6th) In retaliation for the US military shooting down four Iranian drones flying towards the Strait of Hormuz, Iran today launched multiple missiles targeting US allies Bahrain and Kuwait, triggering a strong rebound from the two countries and heating up the already fragile ceasefire in the Middle East. The U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) stated late last night that the U.S. shot down four Iranian attack drones flying toward the Strait of Hormuz; in addition, the U.S. military also destroyed a surveillance radar station along the Iranian coast. Iran subsequently retaliated by launching missiles at the Gulf states of Bahrain and Kuwait. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said today they had launched missiles against "enemy bases in the area". The U.S. Fifth Fleet is headquartered in Bahrain. The U.S. Central Command pointed out that Iran launched a total of 7 ballistic missiles towards Bahrain and Kuwait, 6 of which have been intercepted, and another one missed the target and fell. Bahrain strongly condemned Iran's "blatant aggression", while Kuwait said the situation had "seriously escalated". An AFP reporter heard three explosions in Manama, the capital of Bahrain, and air raid sirens sounded at the same time.