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Iranian missile, drone attack in Kuwait targets US military bases - report

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.

A US base in Kuwait was reportedly struck, with local sources claiming smoke was rising from the site, according to the Jerusalem Post. However, neither the US nor Kuwait have confirmed this report.

In a separate incident, a US missile hit a home in southern Iran where a wedding celebration was underway, killing four people, including two women and two children, and wounding over 60, the South China Morning Post reported. A rights group also claimed that a teenager was killed in another strike on a nearby communications tower.

The incidents are part of an escalation in tensions between the US and Iran, with the two exchanging their biggest barrage since July, Arabian Business reported. The Strait of Hormuz has become a central front in the conflict, with previous strikes hitting targets in the region.

Brief written by urgent.news from Jerusalem Post, South China Morning Post, Arabian Business — 3 reports on this story. Machine-written — may contain errors; check the original before relying on it.

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