Iranian drones target Kuwait's oil, power sites despite ceasefire

Wed, 08 April 2026

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The Kuwaiti air defences have intercepted 28 Iranian drones since 05:00 GMT, according to Defence Ministry spokesman Colonel Saud Abdulaziz al-Otaibi. Al-Otaibi said it was "an intense wave of hostile Iranian criminal attacks', with "a large number of hostile drones' downed.

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