The Iranian army said in a statement that it had launched a drone attack this morning against the US bases of Arifjan and Ali Al-Salemil and Al-Adiri in Kuwait, and in Bahrain, where “the staging area and depot of US jets, the US army fuel depot in the Sheikh Isa base in the south of the country, as well as some bridges were targeted”.
According to the Tasnim agency, two oil tankers caught fire following explosions that occurred while trying to cross a minefield in the southern part of Hormuz. But the United States Central Command (Centcom) denies it on X: “The news is false”. According to the Pasdaran, however, “the Strait is completely closed”. In the province of Hormozgan, according to Iranian sources, US air strikes caused three deaths and eight injuries.
Kuwait: Iranian missile and drone attacks repelled
Kuwait’s air defenses are therefore busy countering attacks with missiles and drones launched by Iran. This was stated by the General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces in a message published on The General Staff also specifies that “any explosion noises” heard by the population are the result of the interception of attacks by air defense systems.
Kuwait has temporarily suspended take-off and landing operations at the capital’s international airport following the latest wave of Iranian attacks. This was reported by Al Jazeera, citing an update from Kuwait Airways, according to which the airport has stopped operations while the national airline has informed passengers that the majority of flights will be rescheduled. It had previously announced changes to its operations due to the attacks.
Iran: ‘targets hit in Kuwait and Jordan’
The Iranian army announced that it had also struck military targets in Jordan, in response to US bombing on its territory, state television on Telegram reported. Iranian forces said they targeted Al-Azraq air base.