Saudi Arabia, Emirates, and Kuwait say they have intercepted attacks launched by Iran

International News - Authorities in Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait reported separately this Wednesday that they have intercepted drone and missile attacks from Iran. The Saudi Ministry of Defense indicated in several posts on the social network X of an offensive wave against oil installations, a military base and other locations in the country. «Six ballistic missiles launched towards the Prince Sultan air base were intercepted and destroyed», it points out in one of the messages, in which it also identifies drone attacks against the Shaybah oil field and the Al-Kharj region, among others. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates said its defense systems "are responding to a missile threat," in a series of messages posted on X by the National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority.

Limited Impact in Kuwait by Hostile Drones

«The Ministry of Defense confirms that the sounds detected in various parts of the country are due to air defense systems intercepting ballistic missiles and fighter jets intercepting drones and other aerial vehicles,» stated, for its part, the Ministry of Defense on X, assuring that the attacks come from Iran. For its part, the Kuwaiti Army revealed that its air defense systems detected "five hostile drones that penetrated the country's airspace." "Four were hit and destroyed, and one crashed outside the threat zone," he noted in a statement. These new attacks coincide with the announcement by Iran's Revolutionary Guard early this Wednesday of a new wave of attacks against Israel and against US bases in Iraq, as well as Washington's naval forces.