Kuwait intercepts missile and drone attack linked to Iran; Tehran says US strikes killed 19

Kuwaiti air defences engaged incoming missiles and drones on the morning of September 3, 2026, after the Kuwaiti Armed Forces said the strikes were launched by Iran and that their systems were intercepting hostile aerial threats. "Kuwaiti air defenses are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks following the heinous Iranian aggression," the Kuwait Army wrote on X. ([arabnews.pk](https://www.arabnews.pk/middle-east/kuwait-says-intercepting-iranian-missile-and-drone-attack-3000175?utm_source=openai))

The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Armed Forces said the explosions heard across parts of the country were caused by interceptions carried out by air-defence systems, and authorities activated public alerts while forces worked to clear debris from intercepted ordnance. ([www-pp.afp.com](https://www-pp.afp.com/en/kuwait-army-says-responding-iranian-missiles-drones?utm_source=openai))

Retaliatory wave reaches US facilities in the Gulf

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it struck several U.S. military installations in the region overnight, naming targets in Kuwait among others; Iranian statements and state media described strikes on bases used by American forces. Reports from regional agencies and the IRGC named Ali Al Salem air base in Kuwait as one of the locations hit. ([m.aa.com.tr](https://m.aa.com.tr/en/us-israel-iran-war/iran-s-revolutionary-guards-corps-says-missiles-drones-hit-us-military-assets-in-kuwait/3999716?utm_source=openai))

Iranian authorities also said 19 people were killed in recent U.S. strikes inside Iran, including four people killed at a wedding ceremony — a claim reported by Iranian state outlets and repeated by multiple international news services; Tehran described the civilian deaths as part of what it termed unlawful American operations. ([china.org.cn](https://www.china.org.cn/world/Off_the_Wire/2026-09/02/content_118677603.shtml?utm_source=openai))

The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman Esmail Bagai condemned the U.S. strikes, calling them "a military crime" and saying that "the wedding ceremony was brutally bombed as part of the United States' desperate attempt to cover up its failure." Tehran warned Washington it could expect a "new strategy" aimed at "destroying the foundations" of its adversaries, without specifying details. ([alphanews.am](https://alphanews.am/en/any-state-that-joins-in-the-illegal-actions-of-the-united-states-will-face-consequences-iranian-foreign-ministry/?utm_source=openai))

At the White House, President Donald Trump told reporters that the United States remained prepared to strike Iran again if necessary, saying the U.S. was ready to carry out further attacks "anytime we want" after American forces carried out a heavy wave of strikes the previous day. ([cbsnews.com](https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/us-iran-war-trump-dismisses-diplomacy-tehran-says-wedding-hit-in-strike/?utm_source=openai))

Photo: press material from the event