Kuwaiti air defenses intercept drone, missile attacks

DUBAI: Kuwait's ​air defenses were intercepting ‌missile ‌and ​drone ‌attacks ⁠on ​Monday as ⁠sirens sounded ⁠across ‌the ‌country, ​the ‌state news ‌agency ‌KUNA reported, without providing ⁠further details. If explosion sounds are heard, they result from the air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks, the Kuwaiti army headquarters posted on social media. تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة معادية. تنوه رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش أن أصوات الانفجارات إن سمعت فهي نتيجة اعتراض منظومات الدفاع الجوي للهجمات المعادية. يرجى من الجميع التقيد بتعليمات الأمن والسلامة الصادرة عن الجهات المختصة.… pic.twitter.com/TkNLV2Yj4E — KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) June 1, 2026 'Everyone is requested to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities.' Iran's elite ​Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps meanwhile said on ‌Monday ‌its ​aerospace ‌force ⁠targeted ​an air base used ⁠in what it ⁠called ‌a US ‌attack ​on ‌a ‌telecoms tower on Sirik Island, ‌but did not ⁠give the ⁠location of the base. Kuwait was similarly hit by a drone-and-missile attack last week, which it blamed on Iran, and described the attack a 'dangerous escalation.' – with Reuters