Four Kuwaiti soldiers were wounded Tuesday when an Iranian navy vessel was struck during a barrage of missiles and drones targeting the emirate, which intercepted around 40 projectiles, the army said in a statement.
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Four Kuwaiti soldiers were wounded Tuesday when an Iranian navy vessel was struck during a barrage of missiles and drones targeting the emirate, which intercepted around 40 projectiles, the army said in a statement.
During what a Defense Ministry spokesman called "the odious Iranian aggression," "a navy vessel was targeted and four members of the armed forces were wounded. They received the necessary medical care," the spokesman said on X, adding that several "vital and civilian facilities" were also hit, causing material damage.
Kuwait's military said it detected and intercepted one ballistic missile, five cruise missiles and 33 drones in Tuesday's attacks. The army also reported facing "hostile drone attacks" overnight into Wednesday. "Any explosions heard are the result of Air Defense systems intercepting these hostile targets," the general staff said on X.
Air raid sirens also sounded in Bahrain, according to the interior ministry.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has threatened to close "all other export corridors that benefit the U.S. and its allies", Iranian media reported, after Iran shut the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. reimposed a naval blockade of Iranian ports.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Iran's leaders on Tuesday that Israel would strike back decisively if attacked, as US and Iranian strikes escalated to their highest intensity since the April ceasefire.
Having choked off shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, Iran is now signaling it could play its most dangerous card yet: using Yemen's Houthi allies to shut the Bab el-Mandeb gateway to the Red Sea, opening a new front against Washington and putting two of the world's most vital energy arteries at risk.
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