Warning Sirens Sounded in Kuwait

News sources reported that U.S. military bases in Kuwait were hit in a joint missile and drone attack. At the same time, Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson also announced that one of the country’s naval vessels had been targeted. These incidents triggered warning sirens in Kuwait, and the country’s military issued an official notice prohibiting citizens from photographing or touching the remains of missiles and drones.

• News sources reported a joint missile and drone attack on a U.S. military base in Kuwait.
• ISNA and Khabar Online attributed the attack to the U.S. military base in Kuwait.
• Mehr News and IRNA reported that a Kuwaiti naval vessel had been targeted.
• The spokesperson for Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense confirmed that the country’s naval vessel had been hit.
• IRNA and Mashregh News described the attack as “combined” and involving missiles and drones.
• Warning sirens sounded in Kuwait.
• Sedaye Sima and Akharin Khabar reported the sounding of sirens in Kuwait following the missile attacks.
• In an official notice, the Kuwaiti military barred citizens and residents from photographing or touching the remains of missiles and drones.
• Etemad newspaper published this Kuwaiti military notice, citing Tasnim.. Coverage difference: Some outlets such as ISNA, Khabar Online, IRNA, and Mashregh News emphasized a “combined missile-and-drone attack on U.S. bases in Kuwait.” In contrast, Mehr News and IRNA (in a separate report) focused on the “targeting of a Kuwaiti warship” and the remarks of the country’s Ministry of Defense spokesperson. Khabar-e فوری also, in a different tone, spoke of “the roar of super-heavy Iranian missiles in the darkness of night toward U.S. military bases in Kuwait,” wording not seen in other sources.