Smoke was seen rising near the US embassy in Kuwait, and firefighters and ambulances were in the area, a witness told Reuters on Monday. This was later confirmed by Kuwait’s Defense Ministry, which clarified that a number of planes had crashed, but all crewmembers had survived.
The embassy issued a security alert on Monday, saying that there is a continuing threat of missile and UAV attacks over Kuwait. People were urged to avoid approaching the embassy and to take cover in their residences.
Kuwait intercepted hostile drones on Monday, the third consecutive day of Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighboring Gulf states in response to US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic.
Blasts heard in Dubai, sirens in Kuwait
A series of loud blasts was heard on Monday morning in Dubai and the Qatari capital of Doha, according to Reuters witnesses. Loud bangs and sirens were heard earlier in Kuwait, according to Reuters witnesses.
No injuries were reported after Kuwait air defenses intercepted most of the drones near the Rumaithiya and Salwa neighborhoods, the state news agency cited the director-general of the civil defense as saying.
Tehran said it would target US bases in the region after the US and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday.
It has also hit a range of civilian and commercial areas across Gulf cities, widening the conflict’s impact on key regional aviation and trade hubs.
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