Kuwaiti air defenses are confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, the Kuwait Armed Forces confirmed in a post on X/Twitter on Thursday morning.
"Everyone is requested to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities," the post added.
The Iranian attack on Kuwait targeted US military bases in the country, Iranian state media IRIB reported.
Local sources told IRIB that a US base in Kuwait had been struck, claiming that smoke was rising from the site. Neither the US nor Kuwait have confirmed such reports.
The Kuwait Armed Forces said in their post on X, "If explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks."
Iranian military spokesperson threatens Bahrain, Kuwait
Shortly after the US strikes began on Tuesday night, Iranian military spokesperson Ebrahim Zolfaghari stated that Iran “will no longer exercise restraint regarding Bahrain and Kuwait” in a post on X/Twitter.
“Gifts are on the way,” Zolfaghari warned.
Iran launched retaliatory strikes on US bases in Jordan, Kuwait and Bahrain, overnight from Tuesday to Wednesday, following the US's renewal of strikes against Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran on Tuesday.
Sirens sounded in Kuwait as the country's air defenses confronted attacks by hostile drones, "following the sinful Iranian aggression," Kuwait's army said in a post on X on Wednesday morning.
Sirens also sounded in Bahrain on Wednesday morning following the Iranian threats, with the Bahraini Interior Ministry announcing "an alert of potential threat" in the country. Local sources also told IRIB that at least four consecutive explosions were heard.