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Kuwait’s military says it is intercepting a missile and drone attack launched by Iran, as Tehran expands its retaliation against US allies in the Middle East following American strikes on Iranian targets.
The Kuwaiti army announced on Thursday that its air defence systems were engaging incoming threats, describing the attack as a response to what Iran considers US aggression.
“Kuwaiti air defences are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks following the heinous Iranian aggression,” Kuwait’s army said in a statement posted on X.
The reported attack comes after Iran targeted US military facilities and allied positions in Kuwait, Jordan, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Iraq’s autonomous Kurdistan region.
Iranian state television confirmed that Tehran was carrying out strikes against US bases in Kuwait, saying the attacks were launched “in response to America’s crimes against the Iranian people”.
The escalation follows widespread anger in Iran after the Iranian Red Crescent reported that a US strike on Tuesday killed four people, including a child, during a wedding ceremony in southern Iran. The organisation said more than 50 people were also wounded in the attack.
Washington has not directly addressed the reported civilian casualties. However, US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins defended the military’s actions, saying, “the US military never targets civilians, unlike the IRGC,” referring to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
The latest confrontation began after the United States carried out strikes against Iranian targets on Sunday, marking the first known American attacks on Iran in several weeks.
The exchange has intensified fears of a wider regional conflict, with US allies in the Gulf and the Middle East facing possible retaliation as tensions between Washington and Tehran continue to rise.
