Key Highlights
- The United States had issued an urgent warning to its citizens earlier in the day, urging them to “shelter in place” and “Do not come to the Embassy”, without providing further details.
- Ayman Moawad, an Egyptian national living near the embassy, said he witnessed smoke over the neighbourhood, though he could not confirm whether the embassy itself had been hit directly.
- Iran expands strikes across the Middle East The attack on Kuwait comes amid a wider regional conflict triggered by Israeli and American airstrikes in Iran, which followed the killing of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior officials.
- Iranian forces retaliated with missile strikes targeting Israel and Gulf Arab states, while allied militias, including Hezbollah, launched attacks on Israel from Lebanon.
- In response, Israel conducted airstrikes against Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, killing at least 31 people and injuring 149, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry.
