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Kuwait says drone attacks hit border posts, oil rig as Iran claims Gulf strikes

12 July 2026 21:31 (UTC +04:00)

Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense said Sunday that three land border posts in the north of the country were damaged in what it described as a “hostile, criminal attack,” while an offshore drilling rig belonging to the Kuwait Oil Company was also struck by a hostile drone, APA reports citing CNN.

According to a statement issued by the ministry’s official spokesperson, Staff Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan, the attacks caused material damage. One worker was injured in the drone strike on the offshore drilling rig, located in Kuwaiti territorial waters, and is receiving the necessary medical care.

The General Staff of the Kuwaiti Army said the armed forces remain on full readiness and are taking “all necessary measures and precautions to maintain the security of the country and the safety of its territories.”