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Iran fired three ballistic missiles at a US military base in Kuwait on Sunday, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-affiliated Tasnim News Agency claimed.

According to the report, explosions were heard in the area as smoke was seen in the border region between Kuwait and Iraq.

Smoke was seen rising from a Kuwaiti port, Walla reported earlier on Sunday.

US and Philippine troops launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), as part of joint army-to-army drills between the US and the Philippines, on August 09, 2024 in Laur, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines; Illustrative.
US and Philippine troops launch a rocket from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), as part of joint army-to-army drills between the US and the Philippines, on August 09, 2024 in Laur, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines; Illustrative. (credit: Ezra Acayan/Getty Images)

Iran targeted US HIMARS batteries, Fars claims

Later on Sunday, Iran claimed to have destroyed American High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) batteries in Kuwait, according to the Iran-run Fars News Agency.

Notably, the Fars report attributed the strike to Iranian drones, contradicting the earlier Tasnim ballistic missile report.