KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait and Bahrain said on Sunday that their air defence systems successfully intercepted Iranian missiles and drones as Tehran expanded its retaliatory military campaign across the Gulf.
Kuwait’s armed forces announced that its air defences were engaging incoming hostile missiles and drones, describing the strikes as an act of Iranian aggression. Air raid sirens echoed across Kuwait City as residents were urged to remain alert.
In neighbouring Bahrain, authorities said the country’s air defence units intercepted and destroyed several Iranian aerial threats. Officials accused Tehran of deliberately endangering civilians during the attacks. Residents in the capital, Manama, reported hearing warning sirens followed by loud explosions in the northern parts of the island.
Earlier on Sunday, Iran’s military claimed it had launched drone strikes against two US military facilities in Kuwait in retaliation for recent American attacks on Iranian territory. Iranian state media said the operation targeted the US ammunition depot at Camp Udairi, along with Patriot missile radar and air surveillance systems at Ali Al Salem Air Base.
Kuwait and Bahrain, both home to major US military installations, have become key targets since fighting between Iran and the United States reignited this month, despite previous ceasefire efforts and a memorandum of understanding between the two sides.
A day earlier, Kuwaiti officials reported that Iranian strikes had damaged a power and desalination facility as well as an oil installation. Those attacks were followed by US airstrikes that Washington said were intended to retaliate for the first American military fatalities since the latest escalation.
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed that two American service members were killed on Friday while defending against Iranian missile and drone attacks. It added that a third service member remains missing.
