Kuwait city: Kuwait's civil aviation authority announced Thursday that air traffic in Kuwaiti airspace had returned to normal after conditions that prompted earlier precautionary measures subsided. The authority confirmed that it is closely monitoring developments around the clock in coordination with relevant domestic and international agencies to ensure the highest levels of safety and security in the country's airspace. Normal operations have also resumed at Kuwait International Airport, with flights operating according to approved schedules.

According to Anadolu Agency, earlier reports indicated that Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed responsibility for striking 18 major US military targets at Ali Al Salem and Ahmad Al Jaber air bases in Kuwait, as well as Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain. These developments occurred amid rapidly escalating tensions following US strikes on southern Iran and Tehran's subsequent announcement of closing the Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.