US ally Kuwait condemns 'brutal and ongoing Iranian attacks' after airport was hit

Kuwait decried Iranian attacks successful a connection issued by its overseas affairs ministry, saying that nan Kuwait International Airport had been targeted.

"The Ministry of Foreign Affairs expresses nan State of Kuwait's condemnation and denunciation, successful nan strongest terms, of nan sadistic and ongoing Iranian attacks utilizing ballistic missiles and drones, nan latest of which occurred astatine dawn today, targeting erstwhile again civilian and captious facilities, including Kuwait International Airport, resulting successful nan decease of 1 individual, injuries to others, and harm to captious facilities, including negotiated missions," portion of nan connection declared, according to a translator of nan Arabic-language post connected X.

Kuwait's Ministry of Defense spokesperson had indicated that a building astatine Kuwait International Airport was damaged and group were injured, according to a station connected X by nan charismatic relationship of Kuwait Army wide unit headquarters.

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People are seen astatine Kuwait International Airport successful Kuwait City, Kuwait, connected June 1, 2026. (Jaber Abdulkhaleq/Anadolu via Getty Images)

"The Official Spokesman for nan Ministry of Defense, Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that a number of dispute drones targeted coming nan rider building (T1) astatine Kuwait International Airport arsenic a consequence of nan criminal Iranian aggression, which resulted successful important worldly harm to nan building and injuries to a number of individuals, who received nan basal aesculapian care," according to a translator of nan Arabic-language post.

"He affirmed that nan equipped forces are monitoring nan business successful coordination pinch nan applicable authorities, and they are successful a authorities of complete readiness to woody pinch immoderate developments, and to return each basal measures to sphere nan information of nan state and its stability," nan station added.

The Iranian hostilities travel much than 3 months since nan commencement of nan U.S. warfare against nan Islamic Republic.

In a Tuesday statement, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) indicated that America had engaged successful "self-defense strikes" against Iran.

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Imam Sadiq (AS) mosque pinch a elephantine Iranian emblem installed connected its beforehand astatine nan Palestine Square successful Tehran connected April 19, 2026. (ATTA KENARE / AFP via Getty Images)

"U.S. forces successfully defeated aggregate Iranian ballistic missiles and drones, and conducted self-defense strikes connected Qeshm Island successful consequence to attempted attacks by Iran crossed nan Middle East, June 2. Iran launched respective ballistic missiles toward location neighbors; however, each grounded to deed their intended targets. Two Iranian missiles fired astatine Kuwait fell short aliases collapsed isolated enroute, and 3 missiles launched astatine Bahrain were instantly intercepted by U.S. and Bahrain aerial defense forces," nan release noted.

"Moments earlier, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) forces changeable down 3 one-way onslaught drones launched by Iran toward civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting location waters. American forces besides conducted self-defense strikes connected an Iranian subject crushed power position connected Qeshm Island. No U.S. unit were harmed. CENTCOM forces stay vigilant and fresh to take sides against unwarranted Iranian aggression during nan ongoing ceasefire," nan connection added.

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth listens arsenic Adm. Brad Cooper, commandant of U.S. Central Command, speaks during a property briefing astatine nan Pentagon connected April 16, 2026, successful Arlington, Va. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

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CENTCOM noted successful a station connected X that, "An further activity of Iranian drones attempting to onslaught U.S. forces successful Kuwait grounded to effect intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command aerial defenses successfully downed aggregate drones and ensured nary American unit aliases assets were harmed."