Manama: Bahrain and Kuwait announced on Tuesday that they had dealt for the third time that day with new Iranian attacks using missiles and drones targeting their territories.
In the latest developments, the Kuwaiti Army General Staff said that air defenses were repelling attacks by hostile drones, following what it described as “the heinous Iranian aggression.”
She added that the sounds of explosions, if heard, are caused by air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks, and called on everyone to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities.
The Kuwaiti military did not provide further details regarding the nature of the attacks or the results of the interception operations.
Prior to that, the General Staff announced, in a statement issued at 16:28 local time (13:28 GMT), that air defenses were responding to missile and drone attacks hostile “following the heinous Iranian aggression.”
She added that the sounds of explosions, if heard, are due to air defense systems intercepting attacks, and called on residents to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities.
The Kuwaiti army announced at 00:30, after midnight, that its air defenses had intercepted the first wave of Iranian missile and drone attacks.
Kuwait has thus announced three times during the day that it was dealing with Iranian attacks.
Later on Tuesday, the Kuwaiti Cabinet expressed its condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian missile and drone attacks on the country's territory.
The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) quoted the council as saying that the attacks targeted two power stations, oil sector facilities, and other vital sites.
He added that the attacks led to fires and caused serious damage to vital facilities, civilian infrastructure, and residential buildings, considering this a “flagrant violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.”
In Bahrain, the Ministry of Interior said in a statement via the “X” platform that at 16:27 local time (13:27 GMT) “the siren was activated. We ask citizens and residents to remain calm and go to the nearest safe place and follow the news through official channels.”
Later, the Bahraini army said in a statement that its air defense systems “intercepted and destroyed a number of Iranian air attacks.”
He added that “Iran continues its systematic hostile approach through its heinous attacks targeting civilians in the Kingdom.”
He stressed that the use of missiles and drones to target civilians and private property “is a flagrant violation of international humanitarian law.”
The Bahraini army called on citizens and residents to be cautious and not to approach any strange or suspicious objects resulting from the remnants of the attacks, and to report them immediately.
At 17:50 GMT, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior issued a new statement saying, “The alarm has been sounded. We urge citizens and residents to remain calm, head to the nearest safe place, and follow the news through official channels.”
The Bahraini Ministry of Interior announced at 00:30 that the sirens were sounding in the country, and called on citizens and residents to take shelter.
In recent days, the United States has been launching successive waves of strikes on sites inside Iran, while Tehran has responded with attacks on military bases, facilities, and sites that it says are linked to Washington in countries in the region, including Bahrain and Kuwait.
The escalation comes despite Washington and Tehran signing a memorandum of understanding last June that included a ceasefire and the start of negotiations to reach a broader agreement.
But on July 8, US President Donald Trump declared the end of the ceasefire, following attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz that Washington accused Tehran of orchestrating, prompting the United States to resume its strikes inside Iran amid escalating Iranian responses in the region.
Washington is demanding that Tehran stop attacking ships and guarantee freedom of navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, while Iran insists on subjecting the passage of ships to a mechanism that it regulates through the strategic waterway, exacerbating fears of disruption to oil and gas exports from the region.
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