KUWAIT CITY, July 18 -- Iran's Revolutionary Guards struck US military logistics bridges in Kuwait early Saturday, a direct response to sustained American bombing of Iranian territory, marking the first time in the current campaign that Tehran's counterstrikes have extended to Gulf soil.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps targeted several bridges in Kuwait used by the United States for logistical purposes, Iran's state broadcaster IRIB confirmed, with the IRGC stating the attacks were carried out in retaliation for ongoing US strikes on Iran. The operation brought Iran's response directly to a country that has hosted American basing and supply operations throughout the US campaign against Iranian territory.

US Central Command announc...