Kuwait says main port damaged in drone attack

Kuwait's primary commercial port, Shuwaikh, suffered damage from a drone attack early Friday. Authorities confirmed material damage but reported no human casualties. This incident is part of Iran's ongoing actions in the Gulf, a response to recent...

By AFP | Mar 27, 2026, 12.53 PM IST

Kuwait's main commercial port was damaged in a drone attack on Friday, authorities said, as Iran pressed on with its campaign in the Gulf in retaliation for US-Israeli strikes.

The Shuwaikh port was targeted at dawn "by enemy drones, preliminary reports revealed material damage but no human casualties", the Kuwait port authority said in a statement on X.

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