The US-Israel-Iran war · The Gulf states

Drones hit a Kuwait National Guard site and other facilities; Kuwait blames Iran, the IRGC denies it

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Kuwait's National Guard said one of its sites was hit by hostile drones on the evening of 9 April, causing significant material damage and no casualties, KUNA reported, according to Gulf News; Kuwait's foreign ministry said several vital facilities were targeted and blamed Iran and its proxies. The IRGC denied attacking Gulf states and said any such attacks were the work of Israel or the United States, AP reported. Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said attacks had cut East-West Pipeline throughput by about 700,000 barrels a day and output at Manifa and Khurais by another 600,000, and that one Saudi citizen was killed and seven wounded, AP reported.

When: 9 April 2026
Where: Kuwait, Kuwait (military events are placed no finer than town or district, except known fixed sites)
What: drone attack, military · military
Against: Government of Kuwait, Government of Saudi Arabia
Attribution: Attribution contested. Kuwait blamed Iran and its proxies; the IRGC denied responsibility.
In the record: Published 2026-10-27 21:03 UTC · revision 1 · backfilled

Sources

Origin of the claim Gulf News Media · Government of the United Arab Emirates origin: Kuwait National Guard statement via KUNA; Kuwaiti foreign ministry · published 2026-04-10 00:00 UTC
Origin of the claim NBC Washington Media · Unaffiliated origin: IRGC denial; Saudi energy ministry statement · published 2026-04-09 00:00 UTC

History

When	Field	From	To	Why
2026-10-27 21:03 UTC	status	null	reported	P1 backfilled: researched from cited sources and graded by the one rule

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