The Kuwait Fire Force announced that its teams have succeeded in controlling the fire at fuel tanks belonging to Kuwait International Airport. Firefighting teams continue their operation to combat another blaze at the main headquarters of the Public Institution for Social Security.
Fuel tanks at the Kuwait airport were targeted as 15 drones were intercepted and destroyed in Saudi Arabia. The attacks came as Iran continued strikes in the region, a day after President Masoud Pezeshkian said Tehran would not attack neighbouring countries.
Kuwait’s national oil company announced a “precautionary" cut to crude production as the country’s military responded to what it described as a wave of hostile drones that penetrated its airspace. The company said the drone attack was a direct targeting of vital infrastructure.
A separate statement said some civilian facilities suffered material damage due to falling fragments and debris from interception operations.
Qatar’s defence ministry said the country had been targeted by 10 ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles fired from Iran a day earlier. Most were intercepted and no casualties were reported.
Later, Qatar said Iran had fired a dozen missiles at the country. Six ballistic missiles and two cruise missiles were intercepted. Two ballistic missiles fell in the country’s territorial waters while two landed in an uninhabited area.
Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said three ballistic missiles heading towards Prince Sultan Air Base were destroyed. The base hosts American troops. Seventeen drones were also intercepted over the Shaybah oil field in the southeast.
Among the areas where attacks were attempted was the diplomatic quarter in the capital, Riyadh.
عاجل:السعودية تعلن إحباط محاولات استهداف بثلاث مسيّرات بعد إسقاطها في مدينة الرياض.
— أخبار السعودية (@SaudiNews50)March 8, 2026
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