Iran’s army says it has hit US assets in Bahrain, Jordan and Kuwait following the latest round of US strikes, as multiple warning sirens are triggered in those countries under attack.
Earlier, US Central Command said it had completed its seventh consecutive night of strikes on Iran, employing “fighter aircraft, aerial drones and warships” to hit the country’s “surveillance sites, military logistics infrastructure, underground weapons storage, and maritime capabilities”.
Kuwait Airways flights rescheduled as airspace closes
Kuwait Airways has announced the rescheduling of most flights due to the closure of the airspace today, the company said in a post on X, following the latest Iranian attacks.
“The company calls on all esteemed passengers to follow up on updates to their flights, as notifications and text messages will be sent to the phone numbers registered in the bookings to inform them of any updates,” the statement added.
Air raid sirens sound for the fourth time in Kuwait
An Al Jazeera correspondent in Kuwait says air sirens are sounding for a fourth time as attempts to intercept incoming missiles continue.
Kuwaiti army has said in a statement that its air defenses are currently “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks following the sinful Iranian aggression.”
“The General Staff of the Army notes that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,” the statement noted.
Iraq signs deals with Western oil firms, including to revive Syria pipeline
Iraq’s government has struck dozens of agreements with Western oil companies, including to restore an energy supply route that Baghdad could use to export its oil without using the Strait of Hormuz.
The preliminary deals, signed at a United States-Iraq business summit at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington, DC, on Friday, come as Baghdad seeks to move away from dependence on the strait.
Iraq and Syria signed a cooperation agreement to reconstruct the long-defunct Iraq-Syria crude oil pipeline, which runs from the oil-rich Kirkuk region in northern Iraq to Syria’s Mediterranean port of Baniyas.
Iraq’s state news agency reported that the major US energy company Chevron would carry out the project under the agreement.
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