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Iran says it targeted bases in Kuwait and UAE over US military support
Kuwait’s military says its air defences have responded to missile and drone attacks that it blamed on Iran.
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![People gather on the beach, as vessels in the Strait of Hormuz are visible near the beach of Bandar Abbas, Iran, August 25, 2026. [Majid Asgaripour/WANA via Reuters]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/2026-08-25T111240Z_2136989212_RC2J5NAAYWGP_RTRMADP_3_IRAN-CRISIS-HORMUZ-1787691077.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
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![Women walk past a portrait of the late Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in downtown Tehran, Iran, August 20, 2026. [Vahid Salemi/AP Photo]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/AP26232599567667-1787348587.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![The UN's Human rights Chief has urged warring parties to back down for the sake of Yemen's civilian population. [File: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/reuters_6a878090-1787265168.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
![A ship off the port of Aden, where traffic remained steady after the Iran-aligned Houthis said their forces had carried out missile and drone strikes on Saudi oil tankers, in Aden, Yemen, July 23, 2026. [File: REUTERS/Stringer]](https://aljazeeranews-3fuh52rgrl.edgeone.app/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/reuters_6a676df3-1785163251.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)
