A pro-Iranian media outlet has released video footage that it claims depicts an attack targeting Kuwait. The clip has not been independently verified, and no details on the timing, perpetrator, or extent of damage are immediately available.
Pro-Iranian media tonight released footage purportedly showing an attack targeting Kuwait, the latest in a rapid series of unverified reports about a possible strike on the Gulf state. According to Sapir Lipkin, the outlet published the clip at 18:11 Jerusalem. The footage has not been independently verified, and its origin remains unclear.
The development capped a flurry of reports that emerged around the same time. Initial reports at 18:11 Jerusalem indicated that three missiles had been launched from Iran toward Kuwait. Within the same minute, Asaf Rozentzweig (N12) reported that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) had fired three missiles at a Kuwaiti port and military base, and that explosions had been heard at a US Army base on the Kuwait-Iraq border. Iraqi sources later described explosions at the base, and the pro-Iranian network released its video.
The Zioneer has previously documented similar unverified video claims from Iranian-aligned outlets. On July 8, footage was released purporting to show Iranian fire toward US bases in Bahrain and Kuwait. On June 28, the IRGC released video of retaliatory missiles fired toward the same countries. Tonight's clip fits this pattern of unverified visual evidence from pro-Iranian sources during periods of heightened Gulf tension.
At this stage, no independent confirmation of damage, casualties, or the timing of the alleged attack has been reported. It is also unknown whether the footage depicts a recent event or older material.
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