Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Bridge

The Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Bridge is a major causeway linking Kuwait City to the Subiyah region and is one of the longest bridges in the world at approximately 48 kilometres. It opened in 2019 as part of Kuwait's North Kuwait development plan. Fars News, the IRGC-aligned Iranian news agency, named it on a list of eight Gulf bridge targets published in April 2026 as potential retaliation for the US strike on the B1 bridge in Karaj.

The bridge carries significant strategic weight: it connects the country's primary urban area to the economic development zone and reduces dependence on road routes through the congested city centre. A strike would sever a key artery for Kuwait's northern expansion plans and disrupt significant daily commuter and freight traffic.

Kuwait has been subject to repeated Iranian strikes throughout the conflict, including the Mina Al-Ahmadi refinery and Kuwait International Airport. Naming the bridge on a retaliation list raises the prospect of Iran extending targeting to civilian and economic infrastructure beyond the energy and military sites struck previously.