Mideast live: Kuwait army says intercepting missile, drone attack from Iran

LIVE Add Arena.im to your site 03/09/2026 - 05:10 03/09/2026 - 03:50 Kuwait army says intercepting missile, drone attack from Iran Kuwait's army said Thursday it was intercepting a missile and drone attack from Iran. "Kuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks following the heinous Iranian aggression," the army wrote on X. Iranian state TV confirmed Tehran was targeting US bases in Kuwait "in response to America's crimes against the Iranian people". Yesterday's key developments: President Donald Trump has suggested renaming the Strait of Hormuz as "Trump Strait," despite the fact that the crucial waterway remains contested amid the war with Iran . ⁠Iranian border ​guards have seized a ​vessel with 382,000 litres of smuggled fuel ​in ‌the northern Gulf, ⁠and arrested its foreign ‌crew of 11, ⁠according to state broadcaster IRIB. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has visited Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip , where he vowed not to pull back troops despite a recent push by mediators to advance a US-backed ceasefire plan calling for their withdrawal. (FRANCE 24 with AFP, AP and Reuters)