DUBAI: Kuwait accused Iran and its proxies of launching drone attacks targeting vital facilities despite a two-week ceasefire.
Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry, in a statement carried by state news agency KUNA, said the drone attacks struck “some vital Kuwaiti facilities” on Thursday night, adding pressure ahead of planned talks between the US and Iran in Islamabad, Pakistan.
The ministry stressed that the continuation of these flagrant attacks launched by Iran and its proxies on Kuwait and other Gulf states undermine international and regional peace efforts.
Bahrain’s Defense Force likewise announced that the Kingdom’s air defense systems confronted “successive waves of sinful Iranian terrorist attacks” during the day on Thursday. However, there were no attacks on Thursday night until the next day.
In a post on X, the BDF said Iran has launched a total of 191 missiles and 515 drones toward the Kingdom since February 28.
Meanwhile, the UAE enjoyed a quiet day for the first time in weeks as the ceasefire took hold.
In a post on its X account, the UAE Ministry of Defense said country’s air defences detected no ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or incoming drones from Iran.
The ministry said that “since the start of Iran’s brazen attacks, the UAE’s air defences have intercepted 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles, and 2,256 drones heading towards the country.”
It said 10 people had been killed in the attacks since February 28, and 224 people of different nationalities had been njured.
