ISLAMABAD – Kuwait’s army confirmed its air defense systems were actively engaging and intercepting incoming missiles and drones, while refusing to disclose the origin of the threats.
The military said the explosions heard across the country were caused by these interceptions in the sky, as defensive systems shot down incoming aerial objects. Authorities urged the public to remain calm and strictly follow official safety and security instructions as tensions in the region intensified.
The dramatic developments came just hours after US forces carried out strikes targeting against Iranian drone operation allegedly threatening American troops and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Tehran confirmed it had been struck by U.S. forces and said it retaliated with an attack on a U.S. air base at 4:50 a.m. (0120 GMT). Tehran said the response followed an earlier American strike near Bandar Abbas airport, although it did not identify which base it had hit.
Kuwait, which hosts a U.S. air base, has not said the current wave of missile and drone threats is linked to Iran.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for retaliating against the US strike on a military site near Bandar Abbas airport by targeting an American air base in Kuwait. IRGC warned the strike was a “serious warning,” adding that any further aggression would be met with a more decisive response.
A senior US official said Iran launched four one-way attack drones toward a U.S. commercial vessel. According to the official, U.S. forces intercepted all incoming drones and also destroyed an Iranian drone-launching unit on the ground before it could carry out further operations.
The situation unfolds against backdrop of deepening instability across the Gulf. Regional states, including Kuwait, previously faced waves of missile and drone attacks during broader US-Israel confrontations with Iran. Although a ceasefire in April helped reduce open warfare, sporadic drone launches from Iraq toward Gulf countries such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia have continued, keeping the region on high alert for potential escalation.
