Kuwait's Ali Al-Salem Air Base targeted by Iranian ballistic missiles

FILE- In this April 16, 2009 file photo, the Kuwait city skyline is seen through the haze of a sand storm in Kuwait City. Kuwait, one of the world’s wealthiest countries, is facing a debt crisis. The pandemic has sent the price of oil crashing to all-time lows and pushed Kuwait toward a reckoning with its longtime largesse for its citizens just as a parliamentary election looms in Dec. 2020. It needs the new parliament to approve raising its debt spending and passing the bill will be the first legislative challenge for Kuwait's new emir. (AP Photo, File)

The Kuwaiti Armed Forces announced Saturday that the Ali Al-Salem Air Base was targeted by a series of ballistic missile strikes.

In a statement released by the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense, officials confirmed the base came under fire but highlighted the success of their defense systems. “We were able to successfully intercept and neutralize the threats,” the Ministry stated. Concurrently, Al Jazeera reported witnessing fresh aerial interceptions in the skies over Kuwait.

The missile activity comes amid a total collapse of regional civil aviation. International airlines have canceled or diverted flights across the Middle East following the large-scale US-Israeli offensive on Iran early Saturday morning. Several nations have responded by implementing total or partial airspace closures.

Iran has officially launched “Operation True Promise 4,” firing waves of missiles toward Israel in direct retaliation. Explosions have been reported across several major Iranian cities, including Tehran, Qom, Isfahan, and Kermanshah, as the conflict reaches a critical flashpoint.