LAGOS, Nigeria. (Voice Of Naija) Iran has launched yet another wave of missiles and drones against Kuwait overnight, with the tiny Gulf state’s air defence forces scrambling to intercept the attack in the early hours of Thursday, September 3, the latest escalation in a regional war that has now entered its seventh month with no ceasefire in sight.
According to AFP, Kuwait’s army announced the attack on X, posting: “Kuwaiti air defences are currently engaging hostile missile and drone attacks following the heinous Iranian aggression.”
The Times of Israel, which broke the update at 11:00 AM today, confirms there are currently no reports of fatalities or injuries from the latest strikes.
Kuwait’s foreign ministry has since released a forceful statement condemning Tehran. According to AFP, the ministry called the strikes “a direct threat to its security and stability, and the safety of its citizens and residents on its territory, and a grave breach of the rules of international law.”
The overnight attack is the latest chapter in a brutal pattern.
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According to The Media Line, earlier in the conflict, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps fired multiple ballistic missiles at US facilities in Kuwait, targeting a radar site, an ammunition depot, and a Patriot air defence system.
Shrapnel from one earlier attack injured a worker on a Kuwait Oil Company drilling platform.
Wikipedia’s running conflict log confirms that since February 28, when Iran launched what it called “Operation True Promise IV,” Kuwait has been subjected to repeated drone and missile strikes, with Kuwait International Airport targeted, two passenger terminals damaged, and the country’s commercial airspace forced to shut down entirely for a period.
According to The Wall Street Journal, US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has been quietly extending American troop deployments in the Middle East through 2027, keeping roughly 50,000 troops in the region even as President Donald Trump is said to be exploring whether to declare the Iran war over.
“This is a war that will wind down,” Trump told reporters, adding that “Israel should not worry” about the latest exchanges while the White House posted an unusual map renaming the Strait of Hormuz the “Trump Strait.”
Reuters reports that shipping data shows only six commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, well below the 10-day average of around 13, suggesting the conflict is still squeezing one of the world’s most critical energy chokepoints.
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Nigeria imports refined petroleum products and relies heavily on global oil prices shaped by Gulf stability. Every missile that flies over Kuwait tightens the Strait of Hormuz further, and a prolonged chokehold on that waterway means higher global fuel costs that hit Nigeria’s import bill directly.
As a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council, Nigeria must also weigh its diplomatic response. Silence is not neutrality; it is abdication of the global responsibility that comes with Nigeria’s seat at the table. Abuja should be calling loudly for de-escalation and civilian protection in the Gulf, while urgently reviewing its own energy import diversification strategy before a broader Gulf closure turns a regional war into a global economic crisis.
