{
  "id": 5422534,
  "title": "Iran targets US bases in Kuwait, UAE amid rising tensions",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/iran-targets-us-bases-in-kuwait-uae-amid-rising-tensions",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T22:01:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "People Daily Kenya",
    "slug": "people-daily-kenya",
    "url": "https://peopledaily.digital/inside-politics/iran-targets-us-bases-in-kuwait-uae-amid-rising-tensions"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Iran has continued to target US bases in Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) amid heightened tensions, despite six months of war and new sanctions imposed by the Trump administration. The Iranian military struck the Ahmad al-Jaber air base in Kuwait and the Al Minhad air base in the UAE, attacking satellite communications systems, equipment depots, and fighter aircraft hangars with missiles and drones. Kuwait's ministry of defense stated that its air defenses intercepted missile and drone attacks during \"blatant Iranian aggression.\" Bahrain and Jordan also reported intercepting Iranian air attacks on their soil. This escalation follows the US military's attack on Iranian rocket launchers on an island in the Hormuz Strait, which Iran claimed was intended to deploy mines into the waterway. Amid this conflict, Israel's defense chief warned that economic pressures from the sanctions could force Tehran to escalate its actions further. Iran has employed its Kheibar Shekan medium-range ballistic missile system, a cheap and accurate missile that can be launched quickly and avoid detection. Despite claims by the US that Iran is running out of rockets, Iran continues to fire these missiles, which are less expensive to produce than the US interceptors responsible for shooting them down. Israel's defense minister, in light of the sanctions' apparent effectiveness, suggested that Tehran might resort to extreme measures due to the heavy economic pressure and fear of regime collapse.",
  "summary": "Iran has continued to demonstrate an ability to target bases in the Gulf used by the US despite six months of war and a new sanctions regime described by the Trump administration as an “economic D-day”. As Iran’s military targeted US bases in the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait, despite threats of further strikes by […]",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}