Kuwait and Bahrain launch air strikes on Iran: Report

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https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/bahrain" target="_blank">Bahrain and https://www.middleeasteye.net/countries/kuwait" target="_blank">Kuwait sent warplanes to attack https://www.middleeasteye.net/topics/war-on-iran" target="_blank">Iran in retaliation for strikes on their countries, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday.



The two Gulf states targeted drone and missile-storage depots, with the UAE providing them with intelligence and “defensive air cover” for the operations, the report said.



Both the UAE and Saudi Arabia https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/saudi-arabia-and-uae-inch-closer-to-us-israeli-war-on-iran&ved=2ahUKEwj6lPaH_euVAxXTA9sEHfMiAxgQFnoECBwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2pb8bODfQ9DMqsnNngCF0Q" target="_blank">conducted strikes on Iran in the early days of the war.

Abu Dhabi took a more muscular stance, launching dozens of attacks on the Islamic Republic as it came under intense missile and drone strikes.



Bahrain and Kuwait’s entry into the war would mark a broadening of the conflict.

The two Gulf states have come under the most intense Iranian attacks in recent weeks, as fighting again escalates in the region.



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President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa view a military equipment exhibit during the UAE and Bahrain joint military exercise titled 'Rabdan-Shuwaiman', in Manama, on 22 November 2025 (UAE Presidential Court/AFP/Handout)https://www.middleeasteye.net/sites/default/files/images-story/MBZ-Bahrain-AFP.jpg" width="1200" />



President of the UAE, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed al-Nahyan, left, and Bahrain's King Hamad bin Isa al-Khalifa view a military equipment exhibit during the UAE and Bahrain joint military exercise titled 'Rabdan-Shuwaiman', in Manama, on 22 November 2025 (UAE Presidential Court/AFP/Handout)










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