# [FLASH] Iran Missiles Hit U.S. Fifth Fleet Base as Strikes Also Target Jordan, Kuwait *Wednesday, June 10, 2026 at 2:27 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk* **Detected**: 2026-06-10T02:27:35.166Z (4h ago) **Tags**: US-Iran, MiddleEast, GulfSecurity, BallisticMissiles, USMilitary, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait **Sources**: OSINT **Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/alerts/9748.md **Source**: https://hamerintel.com/summaries --- **Summary**: Iran has launched a new wave of ballistic missiles and drones from central Iran around 01:30–02:00 UTC, with visual confirmation of at least one impact at the U.S. Fifth Fleet HQ area in Manama, Bahrain, and reported strikes on U.S. bases in Jordan and Kuwait. This is a major escalation of the U.S.–Iran confrontation, bringing multiple host nations directly into the line of fire and placing Gulf energy infrastructure, shipping, and U.S. force posture under immediate threat. ## Detail Iran has opened a new phase of direct confrontation with the United States overnight, firing multiple ballistic missiles from Khomeyn and possibly Isfahan around 01:30–02:00 UTC toward U.S. military facilities across the region. OSINT feeds and regional channels show air defense activity and explosions over Manama, Bahrain, and eastern Jordan, while Iran’s Revolutionary Guard has publicly claimed a drone attack on Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait. The most strategically significant development is visual confirmation posted around 02:02 UTC (Reports 1, 10, 11, 39, 77) of an Iranian missile striking in the area of the U.S. Fifth Fleet HQ in Manama. Multiple sources report repeated explosions, sirens, and interceptor launches over Bahrain between 01:29 and 01:35 UTC (Reports 29–35, 54–55), followed by initial reports of an impact at the base (Reports 21, 25, 39). Simultaneously, Iranian ballistic missiles reportedly targeted U.S.-used airbases in Jordan—initially Muwaffaq Salti Air Base, later specified by Iranian state media as Al-Azraq Air Base—with interceptions observed near Amman (Reports 19, 20, 22, 51–53, 76). Around 02:01 UTC, the IRGC also announced a drone attack on Ali Al-Salem Air Base in Kuwait (Report 6), following local reports of explosions (Report 28). Source confidence is medium: there is converging visual evidence of launches from Khomeyn (Reports 16, 18, 57, 58) and of air defense activity in Bahrain and Jordan, plus Iranian state media acknowledgment of strikes on Jordan; detailed damage and casualty assessments remain unconfirmed. The human risk is immediate for U.S. personnel, host-nation forces, and civilians living near these bases. Bahrain’s dense urban environment around Manama, the proximity of Jordanian bases to populated areas, and Kuwait’s role as a logistics hub all raise the probability that even successful interceptions produce debris hazards and panic. Civilians in southern Iran are already impacted by U.S. strikes that reportedly destroyed water reservoirs in Sirik and Bandar-e Kuhestak (Report 5), cutting local water supply, suggesting both sides are now hitting infrastructure that directly affects populations. Militarily, this marks a transition from a contained U.S. retaliatory strike package—CENTCOM announced its operations complete around 01:02 UTC (Reports 59, 80)—to an active, reciprocal exchange with Iran firing medium-range ballistic missiles into multiple U.S. host nations. Targeting the Fifth Fleet HQ is a symbolic and operational challenge to U.S. naval dominance in the Gulf; even a near-miss or limited damage forces Washington, Bahrain, and other GCC states to reassess base hardening, dispersal, and rules of engagement. Strikes on Muwaffaq Salti/Al-Azraq and Ali Al-Salem threaten key air nodes used for ISR, strike, and logistics across the Levant and Gulf. For markets, the risk premium on Middle East conflict is being repriced in real time. Direct missile fire near the U.S. Fifth Fleet raises perceived vulnerability of shipping in and around the Strait of Hormuz and the wider Gulf, especially with earlier reports that U.S. operations hit Iranian positions near Bandar Abbas, Qeshm, Sirik, and Bandar-e-Jask—areas tied to coastal defense and missile forces (Report 67). Traders will focus on Brent and WTI upside, options skew, and tanker day rates; LNG shipping and insurance costs could spike on any sign of harassment or closures. Safe-haven demand for gold and the dollar is likely to strengthen, while risk assets, airlines, and regional equities face downside. China’s hotter PPI print linked to ‘Iran war’ cost pressures (Report 7) underlines that commodity inflation channels are already in play. In the next 24–48 hours, key watchpoints include: (1) U.S. and host-nation confirmation of damage and casualties at Manama, Jordanian, and Kuwaiti bases; (2) any indication of attacks or shutdowns affecting Hormuz traffic, major oilfields, or export terminals; (3) whether Iran expands targeting to Israel or additional GCC states; (4) U.S. decision-making—whether Washington confines its response to previously planned strikes or launches a second wave aimed deeper into Iran’s missile infrastructure; and (5) public positions from Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, which will signal whether host governments will constrain or enable further U.S. operations from their territory. A move toward evacuations, base dispersals, or naval convoys in the Gulf would be early indicators of a longer, wider conflict with structural implications for energy supply and global risk pricing. **MARKET IMPACT ASSESSMENT:** High near-term upside pressure on oil, refined products, LNG freight, and defense names; safe-haven flows to USD, JPY, and gold; regional FX (GCC, TRY, INR, PKR) at risk of volatility; potential pressure on global equities, airlines, and shipping if escalation threatens Strait of Hormuz traffic or U.S. regional basing.