Kuwait’s army on Thursday said it was confronting hostile missile and drone attacks from Iran, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump said that renewed hostilities in the Middle East would not last “too long.” <\/p>\n
Kuwait advised residents <\/a>to follow security and safety instructions, adding that any explosions heard in the country were due to air defense systems intercepting hostile targets. The strikes were targeted at U.S. bases in Kuwait, Iranian state media outlet IRIB<\/a> said.<\/p>\n “I don’t think it will [war] be very much longer … I don’t know how much more they [Iran] can take,” Trump told reporters on Wednesday, describing the American strikes against Iran on Tuesday<\/a> as a “very heavy attack,” adding that the U.S. was prepared for further military operations “any time we want.” <\/p>\n Iran had retaliated after the Tuesday strikes, targeting U.S. regional allies Jordan and Bahrain. <\/p>\n Reuters reported that<\/a> top aides to Trump were pushing to keep the\u00a0Iran war\u00a0from escalating before November’s midterm elections. Vice President JD Vance and Secretary \u200bof State Marco Rubio are trying to keep the Iran conflict relatively “quiet” until the elections are over, the outlet reported.<\/p>\n Citing four people familiar with the discussions, Reuters said this was to limit Republican losses due to the conflict, which is proving increasingly unpopular with Americans. <\/p>\n