RABAT, March 3. /TASS/. Kuwait's air defense systems have detected and destroyed more than 380 unmanned aerial vehicles as well as up to 180 rockets and missiles launched by Iran since the beginning of the conflict in the region, the country’s Ministry of Defense said in a statement.

"Since the beginning of the escalation, the emirate's air defense has detected and destroyed 178 ballistic missiles and 384 drones launched towards Kuwait from the territory of Iran," the statement reads.

The Kuwaiti Defense Ministry stressed that the country's Armed Forces "are on high alert, and air defense units are monitoring the country's airspace around the clock."

The US and Israel launched a military operation against Iran on February 28. Major Iranian cities, including Tehran, have been hit. The White House justified the attack by citing alleged missile and nuclear threats from Iran.

The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) announced a large-scale retaliatory operation. There were reports of missiles and drones being launched from Iran, and air-raid alert sirens sounded in the Tel Aviv area. According to the Mehr news agency, US military bases in Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Kuwait, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia were also targeted. Regional countries are closing their airspace, and airlines are suspending flights.