Iran reports new explosions while Kuwait says engaging ‘hostile aerial targets', sirens sound in Bahrain

Iranian media reported several explosions on Qeshm Island in southern Iran on Tuesday, as military escalation with the US continues to rage on.

The semi-official Fars news agency reported the blasts, without giving details about their cause.

Tasnim news agency also said an American projectile exploded near a water and power facility on Kish Island.

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Meanwhile, the Kuwaiti army said that its forces were "currently engaging hostile aerial targets" in the country's airspace.

"Any explosion sounds that may be heard are the result of the air defence systems intercepting hostile attacks," the army wrote on X.

It called on people to follow safety instructions issued by authorities.

Separately, air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain for the fourth time on Tuesday, the Interior Ministry said, as military escalation between Iran and the US continues to rage across the Middle East.

"Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place," the ministry said on X.

The Bahrain Defense Force said early Tuesday that air defense systems intercepted and destroyed several “treacherous Iranian aerial attacks.”

The alert comes after other regional countries, including Jordan and Bahrain, said earlier that they intercepted Iranian missiles and other aerial threats after Iran launched attacks targeting US military facilities, amid escalating regional tensions.

The developments came as the US and Iran continued military strikes, with the conflict seeing fresh escalation amid attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz.

The latest incidents came amid renewed tensions around the Strait of Hormuz following the start of the war launched by the US and Israel against Iran on February 28.

Washington and Tehran signed the Islamabad memorandum of understanding last month, including a Qatar- and Pakistan-brokered ceasefire as a step towards a final agreement to end the war. However, US President Donald Trump announced on July 8 that the ceasefire "is over" following renewed hostilities.