Middle East media reported U.S. bases in Kuwait and Bahrain came under sustained missile and drone attacks in the early hours of the 3rd, with local air‑defense alerts sounding. Reports said Bahrain’s Juffair base and the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters were struck and Patriot air‑defense systems intercepted incoming missiles. Some Arab outlets said airports in Bahrain, Kuwait and the UAE suspended operations. Sources also reported air‑defense sirens at U.S. bases in Saudi Arabia.