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04-04-2026 | 07:31
UK deploys air defense system to Kuwait after Iranian drone attack
Prime Minister Starmer condemns reckless nighttime assault and pledges support for Kuwait and Gulf allies.
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Kuwait – (illustrative image)
The office of British Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced on Friday that the UK will deploy the Rapid Sentry air defense system in Kuwait to help protect British and Kuwaiti interests in the Gulf, following an Iranian drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil facility during the night.
A Downing Street spokesperson said that Starmer discussed the matter during a phone call this morning with Kuwait's Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad Al-Sabah.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer (AFP).
The spokesperson added: "The Prime Minister began by condemning the reckless drone attack on a Kuwaiti oil refinery at night… and reaffirmed the UK’s support for the State of Kuwait and all its allies in the Gulf."