Kuwait stated that the strike on its territory was aimed at a government facility, according to a report by ynet. Iran separately said the United States is 'racing to war.' The full details of the attack and the perpetrator were not specified in the initial report.
Kuwait confirmed Saturday morning that the strike on its territory earlier today was aimed at a government facility, according to a new report by ynet. Separately, Iran warned that the United States is 'racing to war.' The confirmation came at 11:18 Jerusalem, about an hour and 48 minutes after the first reports of Iranian missile and drone attacks on Kuwait emerged at 09:30 Jerusalem.
Earlier Saturday, at 09:30 Jerusalem, the Kuwaiti army announced it had intercepted a missile attack from Iran. In rapid succession, reports from Army Radio and Abu Ali Express indicated that a fresh wave of Iranian drones was targeting US military installations in Kuwait, and the Kuwaiti military confirmed it was operating to intercept them. The Kuwaiti army then specified that Iranian drones had targeted a government facility in the north of the country, as well as civilian vehicles of private companies, and that shrapnel from interceptions had caused damage but no casualties. The new confirmation from Kuwait aligns with those earlier statements.
The attack is part of a broader pattern of Iranian strikes on Kuwait since July, as part of the ongoing direct kinetic conflict between Iran and the United States. As The Zioneer reported on July 17, Iran has repeatedly launched drone and missile attacks on American military installations in Kuwait, including on the Ahmad Al-Jaber and Ali Al Salem air bases. Last week, Iran also threatened Britain over alleged US flights from its bases, and earlier this week, the US military announced it had begun striking Iran. The current escalation follows a night without US strikes on Iran, according to Israeli media reports.
While the Kuwaiti military has confirmed the nature of the target and attributed the attack to Iran, the full details of the strike — including the extent of damage and the specific government facility involved — remain under verification. Iran's warning that the US is 'racing to war' has not been independently corroborated, and the claims have not been confirmed by US or other international sources.
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- StrongIran reportedly launches new attack on US targets in Kuwait, missiles and drones fired
- DevelopingIran's army announces new wave of drone attacks on US military installations in Kuwait
- DevelopingIran strikes Kuwait, Bahrain, Jordan in retaliation for US raids
- DevelopingKuwait launches missiles toward Iran, targeting IRGC bases, report says
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