Kuwait says air defences intercepting hostile missile, drone attacks

May 28 (Reuters) - Kuwait's ‌army said ​on ​Thursday that its air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone threats, ‌but did not say where they were coming ⁠from.

The army said any sounds of explosions heard ‌in the country were the ‌result of air-defence systems intercepting the threats, and urged people to follow security and ​safety instructions issued by authorities.

The statement came after U.S. strikes earlier on Thursday on ⁠what Washington said was an Iranian drone operation threatening U.S. forces ​and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iran confirmed the U.S. attack and ​said it had targeted a ‌U.S. air base at 4:50 a.m.(0120 GMT) after what it described as ⁠an early morning U.S. strike near Bandar Abbas airport. It did not say where the base ⁠was.

Kuwait, which is home to a U.S. air base, did ​not say the threats were Iranian.

Gulf countries, including Kuwait, saw missile and drone attacks during the U.S.-Israel war ‌on Iran. Hostilities have largely eased since a ceasefire came into effect ‌in April, though drones have since been ⁠launched from Iraq towards ‌Gulf countries, including ​Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

(Reporting by Enas Alashray; Editing by Jacqueline Wong and Raju ‌Gopalakrishnan)

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