Kuwait airport shut after Iranian drone attack damages terminal, wounds several people
Health officials said 63 people were injured and one person was killed after the strike, which forced the airport to close and suspend flights.
- On Wednesday, June 3, 2026, an Iranian missile and drone attack struck Kuwait International Airport, killing one person and wounding others while forcing suspension of all commercial flights.
- The attack followed retaliatory U.S. Central Command strikes on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island in response to earlier Iranian missile fire toward Kuwait and Bahrain.
- Defence Ministry spokesperson Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan confirmed Terminal 1 sustained 'significant material damage' and injured a number of individuals, prompting emergency procedures and flight diversions.
- UAE presidential advisor Anwar Gargash posted that "this aggression does not just target one country, it targets us all," urging Gulf unity as Bahraini forces intercepted missiles aimed at civilian infrastructure.
- President Donald Trump rejected Iranian claims that negotiations had halted, writing that "the conversations between us have been going on continuously," though Iranian officials disputed this account.
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Over 60 injured in Kuwait as Iran retaliates against US military strikes
The fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran faces fresh uncertainty following a new exchange of attacks that has heightened tensions across the Gulf region. Iran launched missile strikes on a US military base in Kuwait on Wednesday morning, with the attack impacting operations at Kuwait International Airport. The incident reportedly claimed the life of an Indian national and left more than 60 others injured. The Iranian offensive wa…
Iran strikes Kuwait's main airport and kills 1 as cease-fire is tested again
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Kuwait briefly shut its main airport Wednesday after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal, killed one person and wounded dozens — the latest in back-and-forth attacks by Iran and the U.S. that test a fragile cease-fire.
A massive Iranian drone attack has hit Kuwait's international airport.
Despite the attack on Kuwait's civilian airport, geopolitics professor Klemens Fischer does not see a new level of escalation in the Middle East conflict. Iran deliberately does not attack US institutions to avoid a tougher response.
Kuwaiti authorities said one person was killed and more than 60 others were injured in an Iranian drone attack that hit Kuwait International Airport. A Kuwaiti defense ministry spokesman called the attack Wednesday a “criminal Iranian aggression.” Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed responsibility for the operation, as the United States and Iran accused each other of escalating tensions, threatening an already fragile ceasefire.
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