ISTANBUL / Anadolu

Bahrain and Kuwait announced Tuesday that they had dealt for the second time on the same day with a wave of Iranian attacks.

At 16:27 local time (13:27 GMT), the Bahraini Ministry of Interior said in a statement on the US company X platform: 'The siren has been sounded. We ask citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place, and follow news through official channels.'

Later, the Bahraini army said in a statement that air defense systems 'intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian aerial attacks' today.

It added that 'Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its sinful attacks targeting civilians in the kingdom.'

It stressed that the use of missiles and drones in targeting civilians and private property 'is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.'

The Bahraini army called on citizens and residents to exercise caution, not to approach any strange or suspicious objects resulting from the remnants of the attacks, and to report them immediately.

The Bahraini Interior Ministry had announced at 00:30 the sounding of sirens in the country, and called on citizens and residents to take shelter.

In Kuwait, the General Staff of the Army said in a statement issued at 16:28 local time (13:28 GMT) that 'air defenses are currently repelling hostile missile and drone attacks, following the sinful Iranian aggression.'

It added that the sounds of explosions, if heard, result from the interception of attacks by air defense systems, calling on residents to adhere to safety and security instructions issued by the competent authorities.

The Kuwaiti army had announced at 00:30, after midnight, that its air defenses had repelled a first wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks.

Thus, Kuwait announced having repelled two waves of attacks within about 16 hours, while Bahrain sounded sirens twice during the same period.

Later on Tuesday, the Kuwaiti Cabinet expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian missile and drone attacks on the country's territory.

The Kuwait News Agency 'KUNA' quoted the Cabinet as saying that the attacks targeted two electric power stations, facilities belonging to the oil sector, and other vital installations.

It added that the attacks led to fires and caused severe damage to vital installations, civilian facilities, and residential buildings, considering it 'a flagrant violation of Kuwait's sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.'

For days, the United States has been launching successive waves of strikes on sites inside Iran, while Tehran responds with attacks on military bases and installations and sites it says are linked to Washington in regional countries, including Bahrain and Kuwait.

The escalation comes despite Washington and Tehran signing a Memorandum of Understanding last June that included a cessation of hostilities and the start of negotiations to reach a broader agreement.

But US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 that the ceasefire had ended, following attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington accused Tehran of being behind, prompting the United States to resume its strikes inside Iran amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.

Washington demands Tehran stop attacking ships and guarantee freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran insists on subjecting the passage of ships to a mechanism it organizes through the strategic waterway, exacerbating fears of disruption to oil and gas exports from the region.