ToplineAn Iranian drone struck a terminal building at Kuwait International Airport on Wednesday, Kuwait’s government ministries said, killing one person and injuring at least 63 more, as U.S. and Iranian forces again exchanged fire, threatening to upend the tense ceasefire between the two sides.Vehicles drive toward Kuwait's airport, which was hit by a drone strike on Wednesday.AFP via Getty ImagesKey FactsIn an update on social media, Kuwait’s military said it intercepted 13 ballistic missiles and 17 hostile drones, which Ministry of Defense spokesperson Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan called “heinous Iranian aggression.”Kuwait’s Ministry of Health said of the 63 people injured in the strike, seven who “urgent major surgical procedures,” while the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed one person was killed—India’s foreign ministry later confirmed the victim was an Indian national, and “several” more Indian nationals were injured in the strike.The strike also damaged “vital installations, including diplomatic missions,” the Kuwaiti government said, but did not specify which ones were targeted, and video footage published by Reuters appears to show fires burning in the airport’s Terminal 1 building.Bahrain’s military said it intercepted three ballistic missiles and several drones targeting “civilian sites” in the Gulf monarchy, which also hosts a major U.S. naval base.Iran said the U.S. struck a tanker and a communications tower on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, and that Bahrain and Kuwait had "direct and clear responsibility" for the U.S. strikes.
Iran War Updates: 1 Killed In Kuwait Strike, Bahrain Also Targeted
Iran fired drones and ballistic missiles at targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, their governments claimed.










