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Gulf Security Shock: Kuwait reported its air defenses were intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks as the US and Iran traded strikes near the Strait of Hormuz, with Washington saying it shot down four Iranian one-way drones and hit a Bandar Abbas control station, while Iran’s IRGC claimed it targeted a US airbase in Kuwait in retaliation. Hormuz Trade Pressure: The renewed violence is again threatening Hormuz traffic and pushing up oil risk premiums, with reports of tankers and LNG flows still moving only at a trickle and shipping costs rising. Market Spillovers: Markets reacted with oil jumping and broader risk sentiment weakening, while crypto also slid amid the escalation. Regional Power Planning: Separately, GCCIA said it is expanding beyond an internal GCC project into a regional interconnection platform and coordinating the Arab Common Electricity Market, aiming to strengthen grid reliability and support renewable integration across the six GCC states. Kuwait Watch: Kuwait also reiterated it is responding to missile and drone threats without naming the source, urging public compliance with safety instructions.

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