Kuwait said Iranian drones were intercepted early Saturday after Trump threatened to hit Iran “very hard,” underscoring risks to Gulf security and U.S.-linked facilities.
Kuwait said Iranian forces launched a wave of drone attacks toward its shores early Saturday, with its military reporting that multiple drones were detected and destroyed in Kuwaiti airspace since dawn. Authorities said critical infrastructure in the country’s north was targeted and that falling shrapnel damaged vehicles on Bubiyan Island near the Iraqi border, though no casualties were reported. The developments add a fresh incident to an existing run of Iranian strikes that the United Arab Emirates has condemned as violations of Kuwaiti sovereignty and a threat to wider Gulf security. The latest attack came as President Trump threatened to intensify the U.S. campaign against Iran and said he was preparing to hit Iran “very hard,” while both sides showed little sign of backing down. Kuwait hosts one of Washington’s largest military deployments in the Middle East, and Bubiyan Island lies close to several critical U.S. military facilities, highlighting the regional and strategic sensitivity of the confrontation. There was no immediate comment from Iran or U.S. Central Command.