Kuwait shot down Iranian drones as Trump weighed new strikes
Why it matters: The intercepts widen the risk to Gulf states as Washington considers another round of military action.
Kuwait’s air defenses destroyed Iranian drones on Saturday, the military said, as President Donald Trump weighed fresh US strikes. The Kuwaiti military warned residents that any explosions they heard were from air defense systems engaging the drones. Bloomberg reported the intercepts came as Washington considered new military action, adding to tensions around the US-Iran conflict and raising the risk that Gulf states could be pulled more directly into the fighting. Kuwait is a key US partner in the region, and the drone incident signals that the confrontation is spilling beyond direct exchanges between Washington and Tehran.