Bahrain activates sirens as Iranian agency reports missile attacks on Kuwait and Erbil

KUWAIT CITY, Kuwait — Bahrain's Interior Ministry activated sirens on Sunday, urging citizens and residents to move to the nearest safe areas. Iran's Tasnim news agency reported in a breaking alert that missile attacks had been launched toward Kuwait and the Iraqi Kurdistan Region city of Erbil. No official confirmation had been issued by Kuwaiti or Kurdish authorities on the targets, scope or direct impact of the alleged strikes. Information carried by Tasnim was not independently verified, and no independent source had corroborated the account. The claims come amid heightened tensions across the Gulf. Bahrain's decision to sound sirens signals the island kingdom, another Gulf member state, has moved to alert status. It remained unclear whether authorities in Bahrain, Kuwait or Erbil would issue further statements in the coming hours.