Iran attack in Kuwait leaves 63 people injured, officials say
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health reported that 63 people were injured after Iranian attacks hit the country this Wednesday (3), damaging the international airport. The offensive recorded one of the highest numbers of injuries among the Gulf countries hit by Tehran since the fighting began.
A ministry spokesman said seven of the injured required emergency surgery.
In a separate statement, Kuwait's Foreign Ministry said one person died in the attack.
The attacks caused damage to the airport's Terminal 1, Kuwait's state news agency (KUNA) reported, citing the Defense Ministry.
The civil aviation authority said Kuwait Airways was resuming flights from Terminal 4 after assessing the damage and taking safety measures.
Bahrain's military said it intercepted three missiles and several drones, while Iran said it attacked the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in the country, as well as an air base and helicopters in another unspecified regional state.
The US military said two Iranian missiles aimed at Kuwait failed or separated mid-flight, while ballistic missiles failed to reach their targets in the region.
Ceasefire threatened
Since the start of the conflict on February 28, Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in the Gulf region, where US military bases are located, hitting civilian and military targets.
Hostilities have occurred occasionally since a ceasefire was agreed in early April, with Washington pushing to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a route that handled about a fifth of global oil and liquefied natural gas shipments before the war.
Last week, Iran and the US signaled progress towards an initial interim agreement to stop the war and reopen the strait, but the two sides have not yet signed the agreement, which would leave more complex negotiations for later.
Mohsen Rezaei, military advisor to Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, said on Tuesday (2) that Iran would not allow the US to exceed its limits, whether in negotiations or in ceasefire agreements.
In a post on the social network X, he warned that any aggression would be met with a barrage of missiles and drones.
Anwar Gargash, diplomatic adviser to the president of the United Arab Emirates, said the repeated attacks on Kuwait and Bahrain require a firm, unified and cohesive response from the Gulf.
"Aggression is not just targeting one country, but all of us," he wrote in X.
In other signs of escalation, the U.S. military said it shot down drones targeting civilian ships in regional waters and U.S. forces in Kuwait, and carried out strikes on Qeshm Island near the Strait of Hormuz following attempted attacks by Iran.
Iranian media reported that the Revolutionary Guard navy attacked a vessel identified as the Panaya with missiles in response to what it said was a US attack on an Iranian tanker near Hormuz.
Source: CNN