Kuwait temporarily closed its airspace Thursday due to “Iranian aggressions” as it intercepted “hostile aerial targets,” following U.S. strikes against Tehran.
Israel’s Home Front Command also warned of launches from Lebanon toward several communities in northern Israel.
Iran “struck and destroyed eighteen important targets” belonging to U.S. forces at Kuwait’s Ali Salem and Ahmad al-Jaber air bases, as well as the Sheikh Issa air base in Bahrain, according to the state-run Tasnim news agency. Kuwait reopened its airspace after several hours.
The media adviser to Bahrain’s king said the country’s air defense systems had intercepted and destroyed “Iranian aerial attacks.” Earlier in the day, Bahrain’s interior ministry had urged civilians to head to a safe place.
The escalation follows a U.S. attack on multiple targets in Iran at President Donald Trump’s direction, following “Iran’s unwarranted and continued aggression.”
Centcom said strikes were completed at 9:04 p.m. ET Wednesday, adding it hit Iranian military surveillance capabilities, communication systems, and air defense sites. U.S. forces fired on Iranian targets that “posed a threat to U.S. forces and international commercial ships transiting regional waters.”
Iranian state media earlier reported that Iran had targeted U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz with missiles and drones. Later, Reuters reported that Iran’s top military command completely closed the Strait of Hormuz, warning that any vessel attempting to cross would be targeted.
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