The Kuwaiti Army said three northern border positions and an offshore drilling rig were hit in a hostile assault that included a drone strike, wounding one worker. The military confirmed material damage but did not name the attacker.
The Kuwaiti military confirmed Sunday evening that a hostile drone struck three northern border positions and an offshore drilling rig operated by the Kuwait Oil Company, wounding one worker. The statement, issued at 19:46 Jerusalem, classified the assault as a 'criminal and aggressive attack' and reported material damage at all four sites. The identity of the attacker has not been officially named.
This confirmation caps a day of rapidly evolving reports. At 05:27 Jerusalem, Arab media reported that 12 ballistic missiles had been fired toward a US base in Jordan and a base in Kuwait. Subsequent unverified claims — including an Iranian report of a ballistic missile facility being hit and a separate report of three missiles striking a US base — were followed by Kuwait's initial acknowledgment of an attack without attribution. By 05:27, the Ministry of Defense had confirmed that three military positions and a drilling rig were targeted. The latest update adds the drone component and the casualty.
The incident is the latest in a series of hostile actions against Kuwaiti territory amid the broader US-Iran confrontation in the Gulf. As The Zioneer has reported, Iran has launched multiple waves of missiles and drones at US assets in the region since June 2026, with Kuwait, Bahrain, and other Gulf states reporting interceptions and damage. Previous Iranian strikes on Kuwait include a missile attack on a port in June and drone incursions in July.
The extent of material damage at the four sites and whether there are additional casualties remain unconfirmed. Kuwait has not directly attributed the attack to any actor, and no group has claimed responsibility.
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