# IRGC launches ballistic missiles and drones at US bases in Kuwait and Bahrain; Iran threatens to halt talks
> Iran's Revolutionary Guard fired on Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait and the 5th Fleet's Port Salman in Bahrain on Sunday, the sharpest escalation since the Islamabad MoU; air defenses intercepted most projectiles and no deaths were reported, but Tehran warned of a 'complete halt' to negotiations

**Meta:** type: event · date: 2026-06-28 · heads: 전쟁은 실제로 어떻게 끝나는가, 무엇이 무너졌는가 · 4 takes · 3 lenses · 3 regions

## Summary
[Iran's](/ko/entity/iran) Revolutionary Guard fired ballistic missiles and drones at the US Ali Al Salem airbase in [Kuwait](/ko/entity/kuwait) and the US Fifth Naval Fleet headquarters at Port Salman in [Bahrain](/ko/entity/bahrain) on Sunday, the most direct IRGC strike on Gulf US bases since the [Islamabad MoU](/ko/n/iran-us-ceasefire-mou) was signed June 17. Kuwait's air defenses intercepted the projectiles; no casualties were reported in either country, though a building near Bahrain's international airport was damaged. The [US](/ko/entity/united-states) conducted retaliatory strikes on Iranian territory the same day. Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened a "complete halt" to negotiations unless the US stopped attacking, before a Monday stand-down set the stage for [Doha talks](/ko/n/iran-us-doha-talks-jun29) on June 30.

## Why it matters
Ballistic missiles against two sovereign Gulf states hosting US forces marks a qualitative step beyond drone harassment, testing whether GCC members will remain passive as the [ceasefire repeatedly frays](/ko/n/iran-irgc-bahrain-drones-jun27). The rapid stand-down and Doha scheduling suggest neither side wants escalation, but each exchange raises the floor for the next.

## Regional takes (batched by bias / lens)

### US network; earliest major English-language report of the dual-country strike with confirmed base IDs and air-defense outcome
- **NBC News** (United States, en) — Reports that the IRGC launched ballistic missiles and drones at the US Ali Al Salem airbase in Kuwait and the US Fifth Naval Fleet at Port Salman in Bahrain on Sunday. Kuwait's air defenses intercepted the projectiles with no casualties; a residential building near Bahrain's international airport was damaged. Iran's Foreign Ministry threatened a 'complete halt' to peace negotiations if US strikes continued.
  > "Iran launched drone and missile attacks targeting Bahrain and Kuwait on Sunday following new U.S. airstrikes against the Islamic Republic, and threatened a 'complete halt' in negotiations."
  Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/world/iran/escalating-us-iran-strikes-threaten-unravel-peace-efforts-rcna352093

### Qatar-based; carries IRGC statement and Gulf state responses alongside US framing
- **Al Jazeera** (Qatar, en) — Frames the strikes as Iran's direct retaliation for US strikes on Iranian territory, carrying IRGC statement claiming the attacks and Kuwaiti and Bahraini official damage assessments. Notes that the Al Jazeera crew saw smoke rising near the Bahrain airport area.
  > "Iran and US trade attacks as Strait of Hormuz ceasefire falters."
  Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/6/28/iran-attacks-kuwait-and-bahrain-in-response-to-us-strikes

### unlabelled
- **PBS NewsHour** (United States, en) — 
  Source: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/iran-attacks-bahrain-and-kuwait-following-u-s-strikes-and-threatens-to-halt-talks
- **CBC News** (Canada, en) — 
  Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/iran-us-exchange-attacks-sunday-9.7251746

## Across the graph
- Related: [[iran-irgc-bahrain-drones-jun27]], [[iran-us-doha-talks-jun29]], [[iran-us-ceasefire-mou]], [[iran-mou-violation-jun27]]
- Entities: Iran, Bahrain, Kuwait, United States

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