Kuwait on Wednesday suspended commercial flight operations after anIranian drone strikehit a passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport, injuring several people and marking a sharp escalation in regional tensions following overnight missile exchanges between Iran and the United States.
The attack came amid growing uncertainty over diplomatic efforts to halt the conflict. According to reports by two semi-official Iranian news agencies, Tehran has stopped communicating with mediators regarding a possible extension of the ceasefire in its war with the US and Israel. US President Donald Trump, however, rejected those claims and maintained that talks were still ongoing.
Defence Ministry spokesperson Brig. Gen. Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said a number of "hostile drones" targeted the airport's passenger terminal, causing significant damage to the facility and injuring multiple individuals.
The airport had only resumed operations on June 1 after a temporary closure linked to the Iran conflict, making Wednesday's strike one of the most significant attacks on civilian infrastructure in Kuwait since the latest regional hostilities erupted.
Late Tuesday, the US military said it had launched strikes on an Iranian military facility in retaliation for Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain. It said Iran had fired two missiles at Kuwait that fell apart en route, while US and Bahraini forces intercepted missiles aimed at Bahrain. U.S. Central Command also said it had “downed multiple drones” targeting American forces in Kuwait.
Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard said it had targeted the headquarters of the US Navy’s 5th Fleet in Bahrain and another country in its attack, without naming Kuwait. It said it launched its attack in response to the US firing a missile into the engine room of an oil tanker that was trying to reach Iran despite the US blockade.
“We had previously warned that in case of aggression, the response would be different and more severe, and we acted accordingly,” the Guard said in its statement.
Central Command said it responded with strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.
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