IRAN confirms receiving US POINTS via MEDIATORS — ‘being REVIEWED’ — CBS exclusive — first confirmed contact   •   TRUMP: ‘MAJOR POINTS of agreement’ reached — Witkoff + KUSHNER talks continued late Sunday — Day 2 of pause   •   CENTCOM: 9,000 TARGETS struck — 9,000 COMBAT FLIGHTS — Iran’s military in ‘steady DECLINE’   •   CENTCOM chief: Iran targeting CIVILIANS out of ‘DESPERATION’ — military chiefs in ‘deep BUNKERS’   •   12+ IRANIAN MINES found in Strait of Hormuz — Maham 3 + Maham 7 LIMPET mines — US intelligence   •   UNIFIL HQ NAQOURA hit by projectile — 3 GHANAIAN peacekeepers WOUNDED — ‘non-state actor’ suspected   •   WEST BANK: 10 SETTLER ATTACKS per day since March — IDF diverts BATTALION from Lebanon to respond   •   5-DAY power plant PAUSE Day 2 — strikes on military targets CONTINUE — Iran still demands compensation   •   HORMUZ transit ‘COMPLETELY OFF THE CHARTS for rest of 2026’ — vessels also avoiding Bab al-Mandab + SUEZ   •   RIGHTS GROUP: 3,200+ DEAD in Iran — 214 CHILDREN — far higher than official 1,500 — 25 days of war   •   IRAN: ‘FULL AND POWERFUL CONTROL’ over Persian Gulf — doesn’t need MINES to assert dominance   •   IDF hit IRGC MAIN HQ + ‘unprecedented’ TEHRAN strikes — CENTCOM struck QOM turbine factory   •   LEBANON: 1,039 DEAD — 118 CHILDREN — Litani bridges destroyed — IDF diverts troops to WEST BANK   •   GAS $3.96 — 24th STRAIGHT DAY rising — highest since August 2022 — IEA: WORSE than 1970s shocks   •   IRGC hit PRINCE SULTAN base + 5th FLEET Bahrain — REZAEI: war until ‘full COMPENSATION’ paidIRAN confirms receiving US POINTS via MEDIATORS — ‘being REVIEWED’ — CBS exclusive — first confirmed contact   •   TRUMP: ‘MAJOR POINTS of agreement’ reached — Witkoff + KUSHNER talks continued late Sunday — Day 2 of pause   •   CENTCOM: 9,000 TARGETS struck — 9,000 COMBAT FLIGHTS — Iran’s military in ‘steady DECLINE’   •   CENTCOM chief: Iran targeting CIVILIANS out of ‘DESPERATION’ — military chiefs in ‘deep BUNKERS’   •   12+ IRANIAN MINES found in Strait of Hormuz — Maham 3 + Maham 7 LIMPET mines — US intelligence   •   UNIFIL HQ NAQOURA hit by projectile — 3 GHANAIAN peacekeepers WOUNDED — ‘non-state actor’ suspected   •   WEST BANK: 10 SETTLER ATTACKS per day since March — IDF diverts BATTALION from Lebanon to respond   •   5-DAY power plant PAUSE Day 2 — strikes on military targets CONTINUE — Iran still demands compensation   •   HORMUZ transit ‘COMPLETELY OFF THE CHARTS for rest of 2026’ — vessels also avoiding Bab al-Mandab + SUEZ   •   RIGHTS GROUP: 3,200+ DEAD in Iran — 214 CHILDREN — far higher than official 1,500 — 25 days of war   •   IRAN: ‘FULL AND POWERFUL CONTROL’ over Persian Gulf — doesn’t need MINES to assert dominance   •   IDF hit IRGC MAIN HQ + ‘unprecedented’ TEHRAN strikes — CENTCOM struck QOM turbine factory   •   LEBANON: 1,039 DEAD — 118 CHILDREN — Litani bridges destroyed — IDF diverts troops to WEST BANK   •   GAS $3.96 — 24th STRAIGHT DAY rising — highest since August 2022 — IEA: WORSE than 1970s shocks   •   IRGC hit PRINCE SULTAN base + 5th FLEET Bahrain — REZAEI: war until ‘full COMPENSATION’ paid

Is Kuwait Safe Right Now?

Developing Story|Last Updated: April 29, 2026 at 03:33 AM UTC

Kuwait is under active military threat after Iranian missile attacks targeting Camp Arifjan, a major US Army base south of Kuwait City. Residents reported seeing Patriot missile interceptors launched over the capital. Kuwait has shut down all civilian aviation and activated its full air defense network.

Kuwait International Airport (KWI) has suspended all operations. The Kuwaiti government declared a state of emergency and closed schools, universities, and government offices. Kuwait hosts approximately 13,000 US military personnel across multiple bases including Camp Arifjan and Ali Al Salem Air Base.

The Kuwaiti military is coordinating closely with US CENTCOM. Anti-aircraft positions have been activated across the country. Residents should shelter in interior rooms of reinforced buildings and keep emergency supplies ready. Kuwait's emergency number is 112.

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