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Loud bangs and sirens were heard earlier in Kuwait, according to Reuters witnesses.<br \/>No injuries were reported after Kuwait air defenses intercepted the majority of the drones near Rumaithiya and Salwa neighbourhoods, the state news agency cited the director-general of the civil defense as saying.<br \/>Tehran said it would target U.S. bases in the region after the U.S. and Israel launched strikes on Iran on Saturday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kuwait intercepted hostile drones on Monday, the third consecutive day of Iranian retaliatory strikes on neighbouring Gulf states in response to U.S. and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic.A series of loud blasts was heard on Monday morning in Dubai and the Qatari capital of Doha, according to Reuters witnesses. 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