Sri Lanka, June 11 -- Iran has claimed attacks on United States military bases in Bahrain and Kuwait and targeted two vessels in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation for renewed US attacks on the country.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it launched drone strikes on Bahrain's Sheikh Isa airbase and Kuwait's Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al-Jaber airbases early on Thursday.

Two oil tankers that attempted "to illegally pass through" the Strait of Hormuz were also hit, it said.

The IRGC accused the US of "repeated violations" of the April ceasefire and declared the Strait of Hormuz "closed until further notice". It said all traffic in the waterway, including oil tankers and commercial vessels, would be affected.

The attacks came...