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IN PICS: Smoke rises over US Embassy in Kuwait as tensions escalate

Updated On: 02 March, 2026 01:39 PM IST | Tarun Verma

Black smoke rose near the US Embassy in Kuwait City as Iran continued missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, prompting security alerts and interceptions by Kuwaiti authorities. PICS/AFP

Black smoke rose near the US Embassy in Kuwait City as Iran continued missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, prompting security alerts and interceptions by Kuwaiti authorities. PICS/AFP

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Black smoke rose near the US Embassy in Kuwait City as Iran continued missile and drone attacks across the Gulf, prompting security alerts and interceptions by Kuwaiti authorities. PICS/AFP
<p>Motorists pass through Kuwait City streets as sirens wail overhead, following fresh volleys launched in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes that killed Iran&rsquo;s supreme leader and other top officials</p>

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Motorists pass through Kuwait City streets as sirens wail overhead, following fresh volleys launched in retaliation for US and Israeli strikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader and other top officials

<p>The US Embassy issues a security alert urging people not to approach the premises, confirming that personnel are sheltering in place amid the continuing threat of missile and UAV attacks</p>

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The US Embassy issues a security alert urging people not to approach the premises, confirming that personnel are sheltering in place amid the continuing threat of missile and UAV attacks

<p>Kuwaiti authorities intercept drones at dawn, as the interior ministry confirms aerial threats targeting the oil-rich nation</p>

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Kuwaiti authorities intercept drones at dawn, as the interior ministry confirms aerial threats targeting the oil-rich nation

<p>Loud explosions echo across Gulf cities including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Manama and Kuwait, highlighting the widening scope of the conflict</p>

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Loud explosions echo across Gulf cities including Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Doha, Manama and Kuwait, highlighting the widening scope of the conflict

<p>Civilian areas including residential buildings, hotels, airports and seaports have been affected, rattling a region long viewed as one of relative stability in the Middle East</p>

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Civilian areas including residential buildings, hotels, airports and seaports have been affected, rattling a region long viewed as one of relative stability in the Middle East

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