Kuwait denies Wall Street Journal report on military strikes against Iran, rattling already nervous crypto markets

Kuwait is pushing back hard against a Wall Street Journal report claiming it participated in secret airstrikes against Iranian military targets. Kuwait’s ambassador to the US, Al-Zain Al-Sabah, denied any involvement in military operations against Iran, stating that Kuwait neither carried out such actions nor allowed its territory to be used as a launchpad against neighboring states. The denial came just hours after the WSJ published its report alleging that both Bahrain and Kuwait conducted airstrikes on Iranian targets in early July 2026. What we actually know Neither Bahrain nor Kuwait has publicly acknowledged the alleged strikes. Spokespeople from both countries did not provide comments to the Wall Street Journal following publication. So we’re left with a major US newspaper reporting one thing and a Gulf state ambassador categorically denying it, with no third-party confirmation to break the tie. Kuwait faced several Iranian drone and missile attacks earlier in 2026, which raised serious questions about its defense posture in the Persian Gulf. The reported strikes, if they occurred, would mark an unusual instance of direct military action by Gulf states against Iran. Historic...