Sep 03, Kathmandu - Iran launched attacks on a US military base in Kuwait on Thursday, despite six months of warnings from President Donald Trump about potential new conflicts. The strikes, which involved missile and drone attacks, resulted in at least 19 Iranian casualties amid widespread US bombings across the region.

Tehran claimed the attacks targeted various US military sites in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and the autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq in retaliation for previous US actions. The ongoing conflict has intensified tensions in the Middle East, with Iran attempting to maintain control over oil export routes through the Strait of Hormuz — a strategic chokepoint that Washington has pressured Iran to relinquish.

Mohsen Rezaei, Iran's security chief, warned the US of Iran adopting a "new strategy" in the conflict. The Kuwaiti military reported intercepting missile and drone attacks from Iran on Thursday, while Tehran's state media confirmed that the attacks targeted US positions in the Gulf region as a response to what they termed American crimes against the Iranian people.

The situation has further heightened after the US targeted Iranian military assets in the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday, following Iran’s attempts to establish a “marine mine” presence in the vital waterway. Iran claimed casualties in Sunday's assault and responded by striking US forces in Jordan and the UAE.

Washington, meanwhile, has intensified its maximum pressure campaign, threatening sanctions on Iran’s economic partners and seeking to weaken Iran’s economy through expanded restrictions. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright announced plans for broader sanctions aimed at Iran’s economic networks, escalating the already tense standoff.

In a provocative move, President Trump suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz to “Trump Strait,” reflecting the heightened tensions and strategic importance of the waterway in the ongoing conflict.