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Iran war live: Tehran attacks Kuwait, threatens region with ‘flames of war’

Kuwait says several vital facilities were targets of Iranian drones that its army detected and destroyed since dawn.

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Analyst: the US faces a strategic ‘dead end’ in Iran

By Federica Marsi and Priyanka Shankar
Published On 31 Jul 2026

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  • Kuwait‘s ⁠army ⁠says it detected and ⁠destroyed hostile drones ⁠in the country’s airspace, in what it ‌described as an Iranian attack against several vital facilities.
  • The commander of Iran’s top joint military command has said the US actions against Iran increasingly risk igniting widespread regional conflict, warning regional countries against being “consumed by the flames of war”.