Kuwait's Ministry of Defense spokesman Colonel Saud Al-Atwan announced that the armed forces detected and intercepted 32 hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace since dawn on July 16, 2026. The statement, issued as Statement No. 74, described the incident as "sinful Iranian aggression" and confirmed that several vital facilities were struck.

Statement No. (74)
The official spokesman of the Ministry of Defense, Colonel Staff Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan, stated that the armed forces detected, since dawn today, 32 hostile drones inside Kuwaiti airspace, and they were intercepted and dealt with. The sinful Iranian aggression resulted in targeting a number of vital facilities.