Kuwait and Israel say their air defences are responding to the latest attacks from Iran
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenAgence France-PressePublished: 11:03am, 5 Apr 2026Iran launched missiles and drones at Israel and Kuwait on Sunday, a day after US President Donald Trump said the Islamic republic had 48 hours to cut a deal or face “all Hell”.Kuwait and Israel said their air defences were responding to the latest attacks from Iran, part of the war that erupted more than a month ago with US-Israeli strikes that triggered retaliation by Tehran.The war has spread conflict throughout the Middle East and convulsed the global economy. Iran’s forces maintain a tight grip on the Strait of Hormuz shipping lane – a vital conduit for oil and gas – and strike economic targets in Gulf neighbours they see as linked to the US-Israeli war effort.AdvertisementThe economic strikes are also going the other way. An Israeli or US strike on a petrochemical hub in the southwest of Iran killed five people on Saturday, according to the deputy governor of Khuzestan province.
“Remember when I gave Iran ten days to make a deal or open up the Hormuz Strait,” Trump wrote on Saturday on social media, referring to an ultimatum issued on March 26.
“Time is running out – 48 hours before all Hell will reign [sic] down on them.”
