Brent oil prices could spike above $100 per barrel if the Gulf Arab countries run out of storage space and shut down production, according to JPMorgan.

On March 1, 2026, three American fighter jets crashed in Kuwait under circumstances that appear to involve friendly fire from Kuwaiti defenses, while the region was engulfed in intense aerial exchanges involving aircraft,

‏KUWAIT, 21st March, 2026 (WAM) -- The Ministry of Defence announced on Saturday that Kuwait's air defence systems have detected and successfully engaged nine ballistic missiles and four drones in the last 24 hours amidst the current regional military escalation.

Obituaries for Maj. Jeffrey R. O’Brien and Sgt. Declan J. Coady, two Iowa soldiers killed in a March 1 attack in Kuwait, celebrate their lives.

The attack on a tactical operations center on March 1 also resulted in the deaths of six U.S. service members.

About 30 U.S. service members remained hospitalized Tuesday after an Iranian drone strike in Kuwait.

Some expats in Kuwait are finding themselves trapped as they try to leave the country that has been under constant attack by Iran since Feb. 28, under a law introduced less than two years ago requiring foreigners to obtain exit permits from their employers.

Kuwait’s interior ministry said Monday it had arrested members of a cell affiliated with the banned Lebanese militia Hezbollah who were allegedly planning sabotage in the Gulf state. The cell consists of 14 Kuwaiti citizens and two Lebanese nationals who were in possession of firearms,