Iran Strikes: Kuwait Port Hit, Saudi Drones Intercepted

The Gulf states announced on Friday that they had been subjected to Iranian strikes, in the context of what Tehran says is targeting American sites and interests in the region.

In Kuwait, the Kuwait Ports Corporation said that Shuwaikh Port was hit by a drone attack, which resulted in material damage but no human casualties.

The corporation added in a statement that it had activated “the emergency procedures applicable in such cases in coordination with the competent authorities,” noting that material damage had occurred.

Shuwaikh Port is the oldest and most important commercial port in Kuwait. It is located in the Shuwaikh Industrial Area on the western coast of Kuwait City. It is managed by the Kuwait Ports Corporation. It includes multiple berths and is used primarily for handling commercial goods and general shipments.

Alert and warning

In Qatar, the Ministry of Interior announced that the security threat had disappeared and that conditions had returned to normal, and called on everyone to adhere to the instructions issued by the competent authorities.

This comes after it had issued a warning that the level of security threat was high, calling on all citizens and residents to commit to staying in homes and safe places and staying away from windows and open places.

For its part, the Bahraini Ministry of Interior sounded sirens, calling on citizens and residents to go to the nearest safe place.

The General Command of the Bahrain Defense Force also announced that since the start of the Iranian attacks, it has been able to intercept and destroy 154 missiles and 362 drones targeting the Kingdom.

As for Saudi Arabia, the official Saudi Press Agency said that air defenses were able to intercept and destroy a number of drones in the Riyadh and Sharqiya regions.

For its part, the Saudi Ministry of Defense explained that 6 ballistic missiles were launched towards the Riyadh region, where two of them were intercepted, while the rest fell into Gulf waters and uninhabited areas.

In the UAE, the air defenses said that they dealt with 15 ballistic missiles and 11 drones coming from Iran today.

Israel and the United States have been launching attacks on Iran for nearly a month, and Tehran responds by launching missiles and drones towards Israel.

Iran also launches attacks on what it says are American interests in Arab countries, but some of them have caused deaths and injuries and damaged civilian facilities, which the targeted countries have condemned, demanding an end to Iranian attacks.