Overview
- Police and health officials in Basra said rockets fired from the direction of Kuwait struck a home in Khor al-Zubair on Tuesday, killing at least three people and injuring five.
- Following Tuesday's lethal strike, protesters in Basra breached the Kuwaiti consulate compound, pulled down the flag, and dispersed after police used tear gas.
- Kuwait condemned the breach as a violation of diplomatic norms, denied its territory was used for the attack, and issued an overnight stay‑at‑home advisory as a precaution.
- Iraq's Foreign Ministry condemned the consulate incident and said the Interior Ministry formed a special committee to investigate, while asserting the rockets came from a neighboring country in a claim Kuwait disputes.
- Security tensions widened as Iraqi defenses intercepted drones over Baghdad and rockets hit neighborhoods and the US Camp Victory base, even as an Iran‑aligned militia network announced a two‑week pause in operations; Pakistan also urged protection of diplomatic sites after the Basra breach.