IRGC Reports Strikes on U.S. Bases in Bahrain Kuwait as U.S. Hits Iranian Ports

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps reported on July 14 that it had targeted weapons warehouses, satellite communications centers, and U.S. forces' housing at Bahrain's Juffair base, as well as a drone ramp at Kuwait's Ali Al Salem air base and other U.S. military facilities and equipment in Kuwait with drones.

The IRGC also said it had targeted a hostile U.S. vessel with cruise missiles and disabled two supertankers for switching off navigation systems and ignoring warnings. U.S. Central Command announced it had conducted and completed a third consecutive night of strikes against Iran to degrade capabilities used to attack commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

The strikes hit sites in Bushehr, Bandar Abbas, Bandar Kangan, Qeshm Island, and Kish Island. President Trump stated on July 14 that he had decided to replace the proposed 20 percent United States Reimbursement Fee for Strait of Hormuz transit with trade and investment deals from Gulf states after leaders called him to propose investing billions of dollars in the United States instead.

Forces will hit Iran very hard and will hit Pickaxe Mountain soon. Trump added that Iran breaks deals and did not honor a memorandum of understanding reached the previous day. Iran's deputy foreign minister stated that U.S.

Military attacks and blockade will not force Iran to request negotiations. Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said whoever provides secure passage through the Strait of Hormuz should be compensated and that 20 percent is too much. The IRGC stated that as long as U.S.

Forces remain in the region, not a drop of oil and gas will be exported from the region, and that the Islamic Republic must control the entire Strait of Hormuz in wartime. It said U.S. aggression will have no result other than delaying the opening of the Strait of Hormuz.