The Kuwaiti armed forces announced in the early hours of the morning that they were under attack from Iran with missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles, following the recent exchanges of fire between the U.S. and the Islamic Republic.
“Kuwait’s air defense is currently confronting enemy attacks involving missiles and drones following a heinous attack by Iran,” according to a statement from the emirate’s General Staff of National Defense, released via X.
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“In retaliation for the crimes committed by the United States against the Iranian people, missile and drone attacks are currently underway against U.S. bases in Kuwait,”, Iranian state television confirmed shortly thereafter.
Hostilities flared up again on Sunday in the Middle East, following a month of relative calm, a pattern that has repeated itself since the start of the war, which broke out in late February, following the U.S.-Israeli attack on Iran, as no diplomatic solution has been found to end the conflict.
On Wednesday, Iran attacked bases in the Middle East —and in Kuwait—used by U.S. armed forces, in retaliation for American strikes on its territory for a second consecutive night.
The bombings on Tuesday and Wednesday killed 19 people in Iran, including four who were attending a wedding ceremony, according to authorities.
Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmail Baghaei condemned this “war crime,” emphasizing that “a wedding ceremony was bombed as part of America’s desperate attempt to conceal its defeat.”
Determined to retaliate, Iran warned the U.S. that it can expect a “new strategy,” designed to “destroy the foundations” of the enemy, without providing further details.
For his part, U.S. President Donald Trump warned Tehran on Wednesday that his military remains ready to strike Iran “at any moment.”
