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Jordan, Kuwait say intercepted Iranian attacks

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The Jordanian and Kuwaiti militaries reported intercepting fresh salvos of Iranian missiles and drones on Thursday, with Iran’s army and Revolutionary Guards saying they had targeted US assets in the countries.

The US military, which has yet to confirm coming under attack, had previously announced carrying out a 12th consecutive night of strikes against Iran.

Jordan’s army said it had shot down three Iranian missiles on Thursday morning, while a fourth fell in an uninhabited area. It also shot down six drones the night before.

The army said the “operations resulted in no human casualties or material damage”.

Kuwait’s military said overnight that it was also intercepting “hostile drone threats”, without specifying their target.

Iranian state media reported US strikes in the cities of Ramshir and Ahvaz, and Bushehr province authorities also reported an attack.

Iran’s Guards claimed retaliatory attacks in Kuwait on the Ali Al Salem base, Camp Udairi and a telecommunications tower, while the army said it targeted Camp Doha, Ali Al Salem and Camp Arifjan, according to separate statements carried by state TV.

The Guards also said on Thursday that they had destroyed several American military assets in Jordan, including a radar for the US THAAD missile defence system, a Patriot system, a C-RAM radar and a helicopter hangar, according to a statement aired by state TV.

However, it could not be independently confirmed whether the targets were actually hit.

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