Six US Service Members Killed in Kuwait After Hegseth Allegedly Overrode Warnings of Active Drone Threats

Six US Service Members Killed in Kuwait After Hegseth Allegedly Overrode Warnings of Active Drone Threats

Six US Army Reserve soldiers died in a suspected Iranian drone attack at Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, on 1 March 2026, in what lawmakers and survivors say was a preventable failure of force protection. All six were members of the 103rd Sustainment Command based in Des Moines, Iowa, managing the movement of equipment, munitions, and personnel across the Middle East when an unmanned device struck the centre of their makeshift workspace. The attack, which…

Hegseth accuses US troops of lying about lack of protection vs Iranian drones

US troops have said that they were put into an unprepared position in Kuwait with ‘none’ protection against Iranian drones or missiles. Six were killed when Iran retaliated for unprovoked US attacks. Yet US ‘secretary of war’ Pete ‘Kegseth’ Hegseth has claimed they are lying. Hegseth: our troops are liars Survivors of the retaliatory attack have come forward as whistleblowers, describing the lack of preparedness or even rudimentary protections i…

Hegseth Dismisses Testimony of US Soldiers Who Said They Were Put in Danger as “Falsehoods”

The secretary combatively said troop deaths were “tragic” but the “consequence of conflict.”…

US lawmaker presses Hegseth over deaths of soldiers in Iran drone attack

US lawmaker presses Hegseth over deaths of soldiers in Iran drone attack Democratic Representative Pat Ryan criticised US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth over the deaths of six American soldiers in a drone attack in Kuwait. Ryan questioned whether the military had intelligence indicating the base was vulnerable, asking why troops were deployed there. Hegseth said steps had been taken to protect US forces and that those killed are remembered dail…