Iran's armed forces claim hits on US bases in Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan in retaliation.
Jul 19, 2026
Shotlist Beijing, China - Released on July 19, 2026 (IRIB - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 1. Various of footage showing missile being launched Tehran, Iran - 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 2. Various of Iranian national flags, traffic Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 3. Iranian national flags Tehran, Iran - May 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 4. Traffic; national flags of Iran Tehran, Iran - Date Unknown (CGTN - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 5. National flag of Iran, city view Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 6. U.S. national flag Washington D.C., USA - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 7. White House Washington D.C., USA - Oct 2024 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 8. Various of White House Strait of Hormuz - May 23, 2026 (NNC - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 9. Various of vessels sailing at sea Strait of Hormuz - June 5-6, 2026 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland/Israel Media/Al-Arabiya/Persian language TV Stations outside Iran. Strictly No Access BBC Persian/VOA Persian/Manoto TV/Iran International/Radio Farda) 10. Various of stranded vessels in Strait of Hormuz Saudi Arabia - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 11. Various of oil processing facilities 12. Gas flaring Edinburgh, UK - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 13. Screen showing fuel prices 14. Various of people refueling vehicles Japan - Date Unknown (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland) 15. Various of gas station, worker refueling car 16. Digital readout on gas pump showing increasing liters 17. Screens showing oil prices Storyline The Iranian armed forces announced on Saturday that they hit U.S. bases in Kuwait, Bahrain and Jordan in waves of retaliatory missile and drone attacks launched earlier the day. The Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said in a statement that its ground forces targeted the gathering place of U.S. forces at a backup center at Camp Arifjan in Kuwait, killing a number of them. Iranian forces also launched a drone attack that destroyed a radar system, a weapons depot and a hangar of drones at the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, the IRGC added. In a post on X, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday that two U.S. service members were killed and another remains missing after Iran's strikes on a base in Jordan on Friday. The deaths bring the total number of U.S. military personnel killed to 16 since the United States and Israel launched attacks on Iran on Feb 28. CENTCOM said on Friday that U.S. forces struck multiple military infrastructure targets and underground weapons storage facilities in Iran and were implementing a comprehensive naval blockade against Iran. Iran said on Saturday that its armed forces destroyed a U.S. unmanned boat storage base in Bahrain and struck U.S. targets in Kuwait, Jordan and Syria. The IRGC warned that if the United States continues to attack Iran's transportation infrastructure, Iran would launch larger-scale retaliation against U.S.-linked economic and technological assets. As tensions between the two countries escalated, international crude oil futures closed up more than four percent on Friday, with New York crude oil futures returning above 80 U.S. dollars per barrel for the first time in a month.
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