Kuwait Intercepts Iranian Missile and Drone Attack, Army Says

ERBIL (Kurdistan24) — Kuwait’s army said Thursday that its air defenses were intercepting a missile and drone attack launched by Iran, as Tehran expanded its strikes against US allies across the Middle East.

“Kuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks following the heinous Iranian aggression,” Kuwait’s army said in a statement posted on X.

Iran has targeted US military bases and allied positions in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Kurdistan Region following extensive US bombardment of sites across Iran on Tuesday.

Iranian state television confirmed that Tehran was targeting US bases in Kuwait, describing the attacks as a response to what it called America’s “crimes against the Iranian people.”

The latest escalation followed an attack that Iranian officials said killed four people, including a child, at a wedding in southern Iran on Tuesday.

The Iranian Red Crescent said the US strike also wounded more than 50 people.

Washington has not directly addressed the reported incident. US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman Tim Hawkins said the US military “never targets civilians,” contrasting its actions with those of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC).

The latest round of fighting began when Washington struck Iranian targets on Sunday, marking the first known US attacks on Iran in several weeks.

Beyond military action, Washington has also vowed to intensify economic pressure on Iran by targeting its trading partners with additional sanctions. US Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday that a US plan to expand sanctions against Iran’s economic partners would deliver “absolutely maximum pressure” on the Islamic Republic.

US President Donald Trump also floated the idea of renaming the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait,” after claiming that the waterway had effectively been under US control following its closure by Iran for six months.