Kuwait's military announced Sunday that it intercepted two ballistic missiles over the country. There were no reports of casualties or damage.
Kuwait's military confirmed Sunday morning that it intercepted two ballistic missiles, reporting no casualties or damage. The official statement, carried by Israeli media from Kuwaiti sources, followed hours of unverified reports and escalating claims that began at 02:44 Jerusalem about missiles and drones striking a US base in Kuwait and Iranian attacks on American assets across the region. The military's confirmation — the first official word from Kuwaiti authorities — narrowed the focus to two ballistic missiles and explicitly ruled out harm, without specifying their origin or the interception location.
At 02:44 Jerusalem, The Zioneer first reported unverified claims from Iran-aligned channels that missiles and drones had struck a US base in Kuwait, triggering air defenses. By that same hour, a Hebrew-language security source assessed that Iran was attacking American bases and assets in the region. Also at 02:44, footage circulated showing a ballistic missile crossing Kuwaiti airspace — independent visual evidence of at least one missile over the country. The thread moved from multiple, unsourced claims of active strikes to a single, confirmed official account of two intercepted missiles with no damage.
As The Zioneer reported earlier at 02:44, initial reports described simultaneous Iranian-launched missiles, drones, and loitering munitions targeting US positions in Kuwait and Bahrain as part of a broader retaliatory strike. The wider context remains the regional confrontation between Iran and the United States over the Gulf, but the Kuwaiti statement does not attribute the missiles to any actor.
It remains unclear who launched the two ballistic missiles and what their intended target was. The Kuwaiti military did not state whether the interceptions were defensive or part of a broader engagement, and no claim of responsibility has been made.
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