Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 3
Iran Fires Missiles, Drones at Kuwait as US-Iran War Resumes After 1-Month Lull
Updated
Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 3

Iran Fires Missiles, Drones at Kuwait as US-Iran War Resumes After 1-Month Lull

3 articles · Updated · The Washington Post · Sep 3

Summary

  • Kuwait said its air defenses confronted an early Thursday missile-and-drone attack from Iran, marking a fresh escalation after fighting with the United States resumed.
  • The strike came after a month-long lull in the war and followed renewed U.S. bombardments that Tehran says included an attack killing 18 people, among them four civilians at a wedding.
  • Iran has cast the latest attacks as retaliation against U.S. forces in Kuwait and the UAE, while Kuwait described the barrage as hostile and said it intercepted the incoming threats.
  • The widening exchange already has spread beyond one front: Bahrain and Jordan reported intercepting Iranian air attacks a day earlier, underscoring the broader regional risk.

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