Kuwait, Bahrain, and Qatar sounded missile alert sirens early Thursday (July 9, 2026) morning warning of an Iranian attack after the United States launched a new round of airstrikes targeting Iran.
There was no immediate word of damage in the three Gulf Arab countries. Kuwait’s military said it was actively intercepting incoming drones and missiles.
On Wednesday (July 8), Iran launched attacks on Bahrain and Kuwait over an earlier round of U.S. airstrikes against Iran. The latest U.S. strikes began Wednesday, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump said that recent Iranian attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz signalled the end of the fragile ceasefire.
Meanwhile, oil prices rose on Thursday after the U.S. launched fresh strikes against Iran, denting hopes for an end to the Iran war and for the full reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a chokepoint for one-fifth of pre-war global oil supplies.
