Explosions were heard in Kuwait and Iraq on Tuesday morning, Iran's semi-official Tasnim News Agency reported.

Local Arab media reported that loud explosions were heard in Iraq's Basra province, Tasnim said. The Basra province shares borders with both Iran and Kuwait.

Iranian state media, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) reported that a large fire had broken out in Kuwait on Tuesday morning, citing Arab media.

The United Kingdom Maritime and Trade Operations (UKMTO) center said in a post on X/Twitter that a cargo vessel had been hit by an unknown projectile off the coast of Oman.

This is a developing story.