Kuwait Army Reports 10 Injured After Military Base Strike

Middle East outlets describe Iran as expanding drone attacks to Kuwait, Bahrain, and the UAE, hitting both military and civilian-linked sites. They present Kuwait as under pressure to strengthen air defenses and coordinate more closely with Gulf neighbors and Western partners. They expect further Iranian drone activity unless there is stronger regional and international pushback.

• •Iranian drones struck a Kuwaiti military camp on 29 March, injuring ten service members.
• •Iranian drones later hit fuel tanks at Kuwait International Airport, causing a major fire.
• •Iranian attacks in the same wave sparked fires in Bahrain and killed a man in the UAE.
• •Kuwait’s interception of 26 aerial threats shows its air defenses are active but stretched.
• •Gulf governments need tighter cooperation with the United States and European states to counter Iran’s drone program.