Middle East live: Kuwait army says intercepting missile, drone attack from Iran
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Kuwait's military said Thursday it is intercepting Iranian missile and drone attacks, as Tehran confirmed targeting US bases in Kuwait in retaliation for what it described as American crimes against the Iranian people.
03/09/2026 - 09:07
Iran warns US against Israeli attack on south Lebanon ridge held by Hezbollah, sources say
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters.
The message, delivered last month, highlights Iran's continued direct involvement in the ground fighting in southern Lebanon and its readiness to retaliate against Israeli attacks there as the regional war enters its seventh month.
Hezbollah is believed to have built an underground command centre and weapons stores within the Ali al-Taher ridge, which has a commanding view of southeastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources, and has become one of the most contested pieces of ground in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
03/09/2026 - 06:48
Gulf shipping traffic via Hormuz below 10-day average, data shows
Six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from 11 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of around 13, preliminary shipping data showed on Thursday.
The vessels included two very large gas carriers, two long-range tankers, one Supramax tanker and one Panamax tanker, Kpler data showed as of 04:05 GMT.
The number of vessels transiting the waterway could change, as some ships typically switch off transponders during the voyage.
03/09/2026 - 06:46
🎥 Old videos falsely claim to show new attacks on American bases
As US-Iran hostilities flare up and strikes have resumed, so has a wave of misinformation online. Old and unrelated videos are flooding social media, falsely presented as footage of new attacks.
As tensions escalate, lips filmed in Dubai, Russia and the US have been misrepresented as Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf.
Another 68-year-old video of a US nuclear test has been falsely claimed to show Iran detonating mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
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".
Iran warns US against Israeli attack on south Lebanon ridge held by Hezbollah, sources say
Iran has warned the United States that it would respond forcefully to an Israeli offensive on a mountainous ridge in southern Lebanon where Iranian military personnel are holed up alongside Hezbollah fighters, three officials briefed on the message told Reuters.
The message, delivered last month, highlights Iran's continued direct involvement in the ground fighting in southern Lebanon and its readiness to retaliate against Israeli attacks there as the regional war enters its seventh month.
Hezbollah is believed to have built an underground command centre and weapons stores within the Ali al-Taher ridge, which has a commanding view of southeastern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources, and has become one of the most contested pieces of ground in the Israel-Hezbollah war.
03/09/2026 - 06:48
Gulf shipping traffic via Hormuz below 10-day average, data shows
Six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, down from 11 a day earlier and well below the 10-day average of around 13, preliminary shipping data showed on Thursday.
The vessels included two very large gas carriers, two long-range tankers, one Supramax tanker and one Panamax tanker, Kpler data showed as of 04:05 GMT.
The number of vessels transiting the waterway could change, as some ships typically switch off transponders during the voyage.
03/09/2026 - 06:46
🎥 Old videos falsely claim to show new attacks on American bases
As US-Iran hostilities flare up and strikes have resumed, so has a wave of misinformation online. Old and unrelated videos are flooding social media, falsely presented as footage of new attacks.
As tensions escalate, lips filmed in Dubai, Russia and the US have been misrepresented as Iranian strikes on US bases in the Gulf.
Another 68-year-old video of a US nuclear test has been falsely claimed to show Iran detonating mines in the Strait of Hormuz.
Vedika Bahl fact-checks in Truth or Fake.
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".
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