Two-Week Ceasefire Fails to Hold: Kuwait Points to Iran Behind Drone Assaults
DUBAI — Kuwait has accused Iran and its proxies of launching drone attacks against vital facilities in the country, despite a two-week ceasefire that was meant to de-escalate tensions ahead of US-Iran talks in Pakistan.
The Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry, in a statement carried by state news agency KUNA, said the drone strikes hit “some vital Kuwaiti facilities” on Thursday night. The ministry warned that the continuation of these “flagrant attacks” on Kuwait and other Gulf states undermines international and regional peace efforts.
Bahrain also reported fresh hostilities. The Bahrain Defense Force announced that its air defense systems confronted “successive waves of sinful Iranian terrorist attacks” on Thursday. In a post on X, the BDF said Iran has launched a total of 191 missiles and 515 drones toward the Kingdom since the conflict began on February 28.
The UAE, however, experienced a quiet day for the first time in weeks as the ceasefire took hold there. The UAE Ministry of Defense reported no incoming ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, or drones from Iran. Since the start of Iran’s attacks, the UAE’s air defenses have intercepted 537 ballistic missiles, 26 cruise missiles, and 2,256 drones. Ten people have been killed and 224 injured in the UAE since February 28.
The renewed assaults add pressure ahead of planned US-Iran talks scheduled for Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan.
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