Kuwait says four crew hurt in Iran strike on navy vessel

Kuwait’s military said Tuesday that one of its naval vessels was hit during an Iranian missile and drone barrage, wounding four crew.

“The heinous Iranian aggression resulted in the targeting of a number of vital and civilian facilities, and the fall of shrapnel in several locations across the country, leading to material damage,” defense ministry spokesman Colonel Saud Abdulaziz al-Atwan said.

“One of the naval vessels belonging to the Kuwaiti Naval Force was also targeted, resulting in the injury of four members of the armed forces.”

Earlier on Tuesday, Kuwait said it was intercepting projectiles over its airspace, after Iran ramped up strikes on the Gulf in recent days as tensions rise with the United States over the crucial Strait of Hormuz waterway.

“The General Staff of the Kuwait Armed Forces announces that any explosions are the result of the Air Defense systems intercepting hostile attacks,” the army said in a statement, also referring to “hostile aerial targets” without further details.

Meanwhile, air raid sirens were sounded in Bahrain, the interior ministry said, after Manama announced it had intercepted several Iranian attacks earlier in the day.

“The siren has been sounded … Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the interior ministry said in a statement posted on social media.