Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has defended Iran’s attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain, describing them as “self-defence strikes”.

Kuwait's military separately said its air defences had intercepted "hostile missile and drone attacks", as air raid sirens howled across the country.

Kuwait’s military said its air defence systems had intercepted ‘hostile missile and drone attacks’, without identifying who launched them.

CENTCOM said the operations were in response to Iran launching ballistic missiles toward Kuwait and Bahrain, which were intercepted.

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US-Iran war: Iran has accused Kuwait and Bahrain of allowing the United States to use their territory for attacks. The strikes targeted an Iranian tanker and an island. Iran's…