Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Iran Strikes US Base, Saudi Alliance Forms Amid Red Sea Tensions
Iran says it used drones to hit a U.S. air base in Kuwait after the U.S. struck a building in Iran.
The U.S. says it hit Iranian military sites instead.
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries made a new group to keep ships safe in the Red Sea because Houthi rebels attacked Saudi ships.
The U.S. and Saudi forces also hit Iranian-backed groups in Iraq, killing some fighters.
The fighting is spreading to many places in the Middle East.
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps claims to have struck the U.S. Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base in Kuwait with drones targeting aircraft shelters and satellite systems.
Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries formed a maritime defense alliance to protect navigation around the Bab al-Mandab Strait amid Houthi attacks.
U.S. Central Command reports striking dozens of IRGC targets in Iran, while CENTCOM denies Iranian claims of damage to U.S. assets.
Houthi forces imposed a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia and attacked Saudi vessels in the Red Sea, prompting Saudi preparations for a major offensive.
U.S. and Saudi strikes on Iran-backed groups in Iraq killed 20 Popular Mobilisation Forces members and injured 32, and Iranian drones hit a building linked to an Iranian Kurdish organization in northern Iraq.
- Who
- Iran, the United States, Saudi Arabia, and allied nations
- What
- Iran launched drone strikes on a US air base in Kuwait; a maritime defense alliance was formed; US and Saudi strikes on Iran-backed groups; Houthi attacks on Saudi vessels; conflict spread to Iraq
- When
- 2024
- Where
- Kuwait, the Red Sea, Bab al-Mandab Strait, Iraq, and Jordan
- Why
- Retaliation for US strikes, protection of maritime trade, and ongoing US‑Iran conflict
- Iranian attack on US base
- Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps claimed drone strike on Ahmad Al Jaber Air Base, Kuwait
- Maritime alliance formed
- Saudi Arabia and 13 other countries
- US Central Command strikes
- Dozens of IRGC targets in Iran
- Houthi maritime embargo
- Against Saudi Arabia
- Casualties in Iraq
- 20 Popular Mobilisation Forces killed, 32 injured