Conflict & Security
Kuwait reports intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks
Kuwait said on Tuesday that its air defences were intercepting Iranian attacks, while sirens sounded in Bahrain and AFP correspondents in both capitals heard explosions.
Kuwait's defence ministry said on X that Kuwaiti air defence was intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks, which it described as part of Iranian aggression.
Bahrain's interior ministry said separately that sirens had sounded and called on residents to go to the nearest safe place.
Update
Kuwait's defence ministry said Kuwaiti air defence was intercepting missile and drone attacks.
AFP correspondents in the capitals of Kuwait and Bahrain heard explosions.
Bahrain's interior ministry called on residents to head to the nearest safe place.
Source note: AFP news report published on 21 July 2026 at 13:46:32 UTC.
Update
Kuwait said it was intercepting Iranian attacks.
Source note: AFP news report published on 21 July 2026 at 13:31:33 UTC.
Uncertainty notes
The source does not give damage or casualty figures.
The source does not specify the exact targets of the attacks described by Kuwait.
Source
AFP news report published on .