Fresh US strikes on Iran, bases hit in Bahrain, Trump warns Tehran 'will pay': Top 6 updates on Iran war | World News

In the Gulf on 21 July 2026, the US carried out fresh strikes on Iran, and Iran's forces attacked Bahrain and Kuwait. Arab News wrote that Iran attacked after the US hit Iranian ports and cities. Trump warned Tehran ‘will pay’. The IRGC said it hit two tankers in Hormuz and US defence and radar systems in Bahrain and Kuwait, and Iran's army said it struck three US bases in Kuwait with drones.

The IRGC said it struck Amazon data infrastructure in Bahrain in response to a strike on the Darkhovin nuclear power plant, and Iran claimed strikes on US-linked targets in Jordan. Bahrain sounded air raid sirens for the third time on Tuesday. Press TV reported that Yemen declared a total naval blockade on Saudi Arabia.