Kuwait metropolis tower erupts in flames as Iran launches new wave of strikes within the Gulf
A tower in Kuwait City was engulfed in flames after being hit by a suspected drone attack, as Iran launched a new wave of strikes across the Gulf.
The governments of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain reported Iranian drone attacks in their countries on Saturday and early Sunday, with a huge fire engulfing a government office block in Kuwait.
Footage shows flames tearing through the upper floors of the Public Institution for Social Security (PIFSS) in the Gulf state’s capital on Sunday.
The Kuwait military stated that it was dealing with a drone attack, with shrapnel causing damage to civilian buildings. It said it is continuing to engage “hostile aerial targets”, while citizens and residents have been urged to “adhere to the safety and security instructions”.
The attack came hours after Iran’s president apologised for attacks on neighbouring countries, urging them not to join the US-Israeli attacks on Iran.
Masoud Pezeshkian dismissed Donald Trump’s earlier demand for the Islamic Republic’s unconditional surrender as “a dream,” but said its temporary leadership council had agreed to suspend attacks on nearby states unless strikes on Iran originated from their territory.
Kuwait’s interior ministry also said on Sunday that two of its officers were killed “while performing duties,” according to a post on X.
It did not provide details on the circumstances of their deaths, but Kuwait has been intercepting drones and missiles launched from Iran.
Meanwhile, president Donald Trump said the war may only end with Iran’s military and rulers wiped out, as Tehran moved on Sunday towards picking a new supreme leader.
Mr Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One he was not interested in negotiating an end to the conflict that has roiled oil markets, hurt business and disrupted global travel, before US ally Israel announced fresh strikes across Iran that it said had hit critical fuel storage sites.
“At some point, I don’t think there will be anybody left maybe to say, ‘We surrender,'” Mr Trump said.
The clerical body charged with choosing Iran’s next supreme leader could meet as soon today to name a successor to Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who was killed in an attack early in the conflict, Iranian media reported.
A majority consensus over the successor has more or less been reached, said assembly of experts member Ayatollah Mohammadmehdi Mirbaqeri, according to the Mehr news agency.
The Israeli military, in a post on X, warned it would pursue every successor in Iran’s leadership.
Huge explosions were heard in parts of Tehran, state media reported, while Israel said it had struck Iranian missile sites, command centres and fuel depots on Saturday.
The US-Israeli attacks have killed at least 1,332 Iranian civilians and wounded thousands, according to Iran’s U.N. ambassador, Amir Saeid Iravani.
Iranian attacks have killed 10 people in Israel. At least six US service members have been killed, with Iran saying on Sunday it had struck US bases in Kuwait.
Israel also launched fresh attacks in Lebanon on Saturday after the Iran-aligned militia Hezbollah fired across the border. Israel warned Lebanon of a “very heavy price” if it did not rein in Hezbollah militants, as the death toll from Israel’s attacks on Lebanon since Monday rose to around 300.
Source: independent.co.uk
