Kuwait says air defences are confronting Iranian missiles and drones

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Kuwait's army said its air defences were currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks.

An AFP journalist heard explosions in Kuwait City.

Bahrain's interior ministry said air raid sirens sounded in Bahrain.

The source frames the attacks as renewed salvos while the United States expanded strikes across Iran.

Source note: AFP news report published on 20 July 2026 at 13:48:58 UTC.

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Kuwait's army said it was responding to Iranian missiles as well as drones.

Source note: AFP news report published on 20 July 2026 at 13:37:07 UTC.

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Iran's Revolutionary Guards said earlier Monday that they had hit US military targets in Kuwait.

Source note: AFP news report published on 20 July 2026 at 05:24:49 UTC.

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The Kuwait Army said any explosions heard were the result of air defence systems intercepting hostile attacks.

The army statement was posted on its official X account.

Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 23:27:55 UTC.

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Kuwait's army said it was intercepting Iranian drone attacks.

Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 23:18:15 UTC.

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Bahrain also accused Iran of targeting civilian sites.

Kuwaiti authorities said it was the third attack in as many days on a power and water facility, and that an oil facility was hit on Saturday.

Kuwait asked residents to limit power use because repeated attacks were adding strain to the power network.

Kuwait's electricity ministry said many generator units were affected and an emergency protocol was launched.

Firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze.

Air raid sirens sounded in Kuwait and Bahrain, with AFP reporters hearing sirens in Kuwait City and Manama and blasts in northern Bahrain.

Iran's army said it targeted two US bases in Kuwait with drones in response to US attacks on Iranian territory.

CENTCOM said two service members were killed on Friday while defending against Iranian ballistic missile and drone attacks, and another service member was missing in action.

Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 12:16:17 UTC.

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Kuwaiti authorities attributed the attack to Iran.

The Kuwaiti electricity, water and renewable energy ministry said the targeted facility was a power and water distillation plant.

The ministry said the attack caused a fire in some facilities at the station.

The ministry said firefighters were working to extinguish the blaze.

The source frames the attack as part of Tehran's retaliation for US strikes with attacks across the Gulf region.

Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 11:40:40 UTC.

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Kuwait said a water and power plant was on fire.

The plant was described as having been hit for a second time in days.

Source note: AFP news report published on 19 July 2026 at 11:29:24 UTC.

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Kuwait said an oil facility was also hit.

Kuwait's state oil firm reported injuries and significant material losses at the oil facility, and said the site had been evacuated.

Kuwait's fire service said Saturday's attacks caused two fires at separate locations and injured several firemen and a worker.

Kuwait's national carrier said air traffic at Kuwait International Airport was temporarily suspended because of rocket and drone attacks, forcing most flights to be rescheduled.

Bahrain's army said its air defences repelled Iranian aerial assaults on Saturday.

Iran's army said it targeted Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain in retaliation for US strikes.

Source note: AFP news report published on 18 July 2026 at 13:40:12 UTC.

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Kuwait's electricity and water ministry said another electricity and water distillation plant was targeted and that several power generation units were deactivated.

The ministry said a fire broke out in one component of the plant.

Kuwait's national carrier said most flights were being rescheduled because air traffic at Kuwait International Airport had been temporarily suspended due to rocket and drone attacks.

Bahrain's army said its air defences repelled a wave of Iranian attacks.

Bahrain's interior ministry said air-raid sirens had sounded five times since dawn and urged residents to take shelter.

Iran's army said it targeted Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain, which it described as used by the United States, in retaliation for American strikes.

Source note: AFP news report published on 18 July 2026 at 09:29:06 UTC.

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Kuwait's fire service said an Iranian attack caused two fires in Kuwait.

Kuwait's fire service said firefighters were injured.

Source note: AFP news report published on 18 July 2026 at 09:09:03 UTC.

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Kuwait's electricity and water ministry said the targeted site was an electricity and water distillation plant.

The ministry said the attack caused a fire in one of the plant's components.

The ministry said some power generation units were deactivated.

Source note: AFP news report published on 18 July 2026 at 06:42:29 UTC.

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Kuwait said Iran hit a second power and water plant.

Source note: AFP news report published on 18 July 2026 at 06:27:19 UTC.

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Iran said it targeted US military infrastructure in Kuwait.

Iranian state TV reported that drones were used against deployment sites of US forces and logistical support centers in Kuwait.

Kuwait said it was responding to missile and drone attacks after aerial attacks from Iran the previous day.

Bahrain and Qatar also reported attacks early Friday.

Qatar's defence ministry said the army intercepted a missile attack, and AFP journalists in Doha heard several blasts.

Source note: AFP news report published on 17 July 2026 at 03:25:36 UTC.

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US Central Command announced a new wave of strikes on Thursday evening, describing it as the sixth straight night of US attacks.

Iranian state TV reported explosions in Bushehr and unattributed blasts in Bandar Abbas, and IRNA reported US attacks near Ahvaz.

Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they struck a US airbase in Jordan with ballistic missiles.

Kuwait said it intercepted Iranian drones, and Bahrain sounded air raid sirens.

Iranian state media reported strikes on bridges and an airport in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz.

The US military said forces boarded a ship in the Gulf of Oman and that three vessels had been redirected since the renewed blockade began.

Pakistan said it would encourage all sides to end violence and resume technical-level talks.

Iran's government spokesperson said renewed US attacks since last week had killed at least 30 people in Iran.

Source note: AFP news report published on 16 July 2026 at 23:19:36 UTC.

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Tehran warned it would target regional infrastructure if the United States attacked Iran's infrastructure.

A spokesman for Iran's military headquarters said regional infrastructure would be hit by Iran's armed forces if the United States followed through on its threats.

The warning came as the war in the Middle East resumed.

Source note: AFP news report published on 16 July 2026 at 06:28:20 UTC.

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Trump told Fox News on Tuesday that he would expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if Tehran does not make a deal.

Trump said the United States would knock out Iran's power plants and bridges unless Iran negotiates.

Source note: AFP news report published on 14 July 2026 at 22:17:43 UTC.