“NOT NORMAL”
Hassan Sheikh, a 40-year-old Pakistani resident of Kuwait who lives close to the airport, stated he heard explosions all through the night time. “For the primary time, my youngsters felt how severe the scenario was and that this was not regular,” he stated.
With Bahrain additionally complaining of in a single day drone assaults from Iran, the United Arab Emirates moved to rally its Gulf neighbours in opposition to Tehran.
“In gentle of Iran’s repeated aggression towards … Kuwait and Bahrain, a agency, unified, and cohesive Gulf stance is crucial,” UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash posted on social media.
“This aggression doesn’t simply goal one nation, it targets us all.”
Iran’s Revolutionary Guards didn’t declare the assault on the civilian airport, however accused Kuwait and Bahrain of enabling US assaults from their soil and declared that they had focused a distinct location – “the Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, which hosts helicopters”.
The Iranian supreme chief’s army adviser, Mohsen Rezaei, stated: “Each shot fired and each assault will probably be met with a deluge of missiles and drones … the aggressor will swiftly be punished”.
