A worker was killed in Kuwait after an Iranian missile struck a building linked to a Chinese company in the northern part of the country, Kuwaiti authorities said on Thursday, July 30, as the widening conflict between Iran and the United States continued to affect countries across the Middle East.
Kuwait’s Ministry of Defence said the attack caused extensive material damage to the building and resulted in the death of one worker. Authorities said emergency measures were launched immediately and that government agencies were working together to respond to the incident.
The Kuwaiti Armed Forces said they would take all necessary steps to protect the country’s sovereignty and maintain its security and stability.
The strike came a day after the United States launched a new wave of attacks against Iranian targets. On Wednesday, July 29, US forces struck dozens of sites connected to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps after Iranian forces launched missiles toward US positions in Jordan. The latest American action followed a period of fighting that had briefly eased before renewed attacks expanded the conflict.
Jordan said it intercepted five Iranian missiles during the latest escalation, with no reported casualties from the missile attacks there. Iran’s attacks followed the US strikes and came as tensions rose between Washington and Tehran across several fronts.
The violence has also spread to Iraq and Egypt. US and Saudi forces carried out strikes against Iran-backed groups in eastern Iraq, with at least 20 members of Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces reported killed. The attacks have increased concerns that Iraq could become a wider battlefield in the conflict.
In Egypt, a drone strike hit the US-owned floating gas storage vessel Energos Winter at the Mediterranean port of Damietta on Wednesday, according to British maritime security company Ambrey. The incident caused a fire that spread to another vessel, although Egyptian authorities did not immediately confirm the cause and no injuries were reported.
The regional crisis has also raised concerns over shipping and energy security. Iran has tightened pressure around the Strait of Hormuz, while the Iran-aligned Houthis in Yemen have stepped up threats and attacks affecting Saudi-linked shipping and infrastructure.
The attack in Kuwait adds another incident to a conflict that is increasingly affecting civilian sites, commercial facilities and transport routes far beyond Iran and the main areas of combat.
