Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the attacks as a grave violation of Kuwait and Bahrain’s sovereignty.
Qatar has condemned the latest Iranian attacks targeting civilian facilities in Kuwait and Bahrain, as escalating exchanges between the U.S. and Iran raise concerns about the fragile ceasefire. across the Gulf. The attacks, which included a strike on Kuwait International Airport, left at least one person dead and several others injured.
Qatar’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs described the attacks as a grave violation of Kuwait and Bahrain’s sovereignty, as well as a breach of the 1949 Geneva Conventions, their Additional Protocols, and the principles of international humanitarian law.
Iran launched ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain and fired attack drones at civilian ships in regional waters on Wednesday, according to the U.S. Central Command, marking a sharp escalation in the ongoing confrontation with Washington.
In Kuwait, drone and missile strikes hit a terminal at Kuwait International Airport. Flights were suspended and diverted top other ports as Kuwaiti authorities responded to the attacks.
CENTCOM said two missiles fired toward Kuwait fell short or broke apart, while three launched toward Bahrain were intercepted by U.S. and Bahraini air defence forces.
Washington said it carried out self-defence strikes on Iran’s Qeshm Island, targeting a military ground control station near the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), described its attacks as retaliation, saying U.S. forces had earlier struck an Iranian oil tanker and an IRGC communications tower.
The IRGC claimed it had targeted the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.
CENTCOM denied the claim, saying the attacks were unsuccessful and that its forces were ready to defend against “unwarranted Iranian aggression.”
The escalation comes as ceasefire negotiations remain deadlocked, with both sides accusing each other of undermining efforts to reach a broader agreement, while Gulf states, air travel, and commercial shipping are increasingly caught in the crossfire.
