Kuwait is home to around 14,000 US troops, but has emerged as particularly vulnerable to attacks from Iran and its Iraqi partners

Kuwait's new emir, Sheikh Meshal al-Ahmad al-Sabah, salutes as he is sworn in as the country's 17th ruler at the Kuwaiti parliament, on 20 December 2023 in Kuwait City (Yasser al-Zayyat/AFP)

Published date: 17 July 2026 18:27 BST

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