Iran targets Kuwait in retaliation for US bombardments, and other Mideast news
- Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait on Thursday as part of retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier in the week.
- Kuwait's air defenses intercepted the Iranian missiles and drones during what the Defense Ministry described as a 'blatant Iranian aggression.'
- U.S. allies Bahrain and Jordan also reported intercepting several Iranian air attacks on Wednesday.
- Hundreds gathered in southern Iran for a funeral of four people killed in a strike on a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak, according to Iranian state media and a rights group.
Iran fired missiles and drones at Kuwait on Thursday as part of its retaliation for U.S. bombardments earlier in the week. Sirens sounded in Kuwait early Thursday morning, and the country's air defenses intercepted the Iranian missiles and drones. Kuwait's Defense Ministry described the incident as a 'blatant Iranian aggression' in a post on social media.
The attack followed reports from U.S. allies Bahrain and Jordan that their air defense systems also intercepted several Iranian air attacks on Wednesday. Fighting between the U.S. and Iran has escalated this week following U.S. military strikes.
In related developments, hundreds of people gathered in southern Iran on Thursday for a mass funeral of four people killed in a strike on a wedding ceremony in Kuhestak. According to Iranian state media and a rights group, a U.S. missile struck a home where the wedding was being held.
伊朗对科威特进行报复性打击，中东其他新闻
伊朗周四向科威特发射导弹和无人机，作为对美国本周早些时候轰炸的报复。科威特清晨响起警报，该国防空系统拦截了伊朗导弹和无人机。科威特防御部门在社交媒体上发文称这是'公然的伊朗侵略'。
此次攻击之前，美国盟国巴林和约旦报告称其防空系统也在周三拦截了多次伊朗空中攻击。美国与伊朗之间的冲突在美国军事打击后本周升级。
在相关事态发展中，数百人周四在伊朗南部库赫萨克参加了一场大规模葬礼，悼念在婚礼上的罢工中丧生的四人。据伊朗官方媒体和人权组织称，一枚美国导弹击中了举行婚礼的住宅。