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Attack on Kuwait Airport Shakes the Gulf
A drone attack at Kuwait International Airport halted flights. Kuwait blamed Iran, while the US, Bahrain, and Iran exchanged statements.
The drone attack on a passenger terminal at Kuwait International Airport injured many people and suspended air traffic. The attack stood out as one of the harshest links in the chain of reciprocal attacks between Iran and US forces in the Gulf.
The attack on the terminal also put renewed pressure on the fragile ceasefire that had largely held since April 8. The ceasefire was declared after more than a month of war but was already on shaky ground due to intermittent attacks.
Highlights
- The passenger terminal at the airport in Kuwait was targeted by a drone attack.
- Many people were injured in the attack, and flights were halted.
- Kuwaiti officials held Iran responsible for the attack.
- The Iranian Revolutionary Guards claimed the chain of attacks began with targeting a communications tower on the US Qeshm Island.
- Bahrain also complained of Iran-sourced drone attacks during the night hours.
Flights Stopped in Kuwait
Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan, spokesperson for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense, described the airport attack as "criminal Iranian aggression." Al-Atwan said there was significant material damage to the building and injuries occurred.
The official Kuwaiti news agency also reported that the civil aviation authority suspended air traffic and incoming flights were redirected to alternative airports. Terminal One was reported to have been under attack, resulting in casualties and damage.
Officials did not disclose the number of injured but stated that those wounded were receiving medical care. The airport had been targeted several times during the war and had fully resumed operations on June 1.
Iranian Side Speaks of Reciprocal Attacks
The Iranian Revolutionary Guards did not confirm targeting the airport. However, a statement claimed that a US airbase and helicopters in a regional country, as well as the US Fifth Fleet headquarters, were hit by missiles and drones belonging to the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force.
The US military announced that it successfully repelled a series of missile and drone attacks from Iran over Kuwait and Bahrain, and also launched an attack on Iran’s Qeshm Island. CENTCOM stated that two Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait fell short or broke apart in the air, and three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by US and Bahraini air defenses.
Bahraini authorities also reported intercepting three Iranian missiles and numerous drones.
Tensions Rise Among Gulf Countries
Following these developments, the United Arab Emirates called on Gulf countries to adopt a united stance against Iran. UAE Presidential Advisor Anwar Gargash said Iran’s repeated aggression against Kuwait and Bahrain targeted the entire Gulf.
Kuwait, a close US ally, had been a target of Iranian attacks throughout the war. Tehran claims that the US and Israel use the airspace and territories of some Gulf countries to launch attacks from Iranian soil.
Context: The attack in Kuwait is not just an airport security issue; it also marks a new fracture showing how tensions between the US and Iran in the Gulf directly affect civilians’ daily lives.
Israel-Hezbollah Front Also Heated
The tension expanded further with conflicts on the Lebanese front. The US, Israel, and Lebanese officials held direct talks in Washington to try to end the parallel conflict between Israel and Iran-backed Hezbollah.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described Hezbollah as the only obstacle to an agreement. Lebanon’s Washington Embassy said the initial agreement would only cover Israeli attacks on Beirut and Hezbollah’s attacks on Israeli territory, with the scope possibly expanding later.
Hezbollah senior figure Mahmoud Koumati said their groups would not accept a partial ceasefire. Lebanon’s official news agency reported that Israel launched attacks on about 30 points in the south, some of which were deadly.
Israel claimed attacks on its forces in southern Lebanon. At the same time, Israel ordered attacks on Beirut’s southern suburbs, citing Hezbollah’s ceasefire violations as justification.
According to US-based Axios, Donald Trump pressured Benjamin Netanyahu to step back. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said they established a "new equation" with Washington’s support and warned that if Hezbollah fire continued, Beirut’s suburbs would be targeted.
Meanwhile, six people were reported killed in Israeli attacks near the southern Lebanese city of Tyre. Lebanese health authorities announced that more than 3,465 people have died in Israeli attacks since March 2. During the same period, at least 26 Israeli soldiers and one civilian contractor were also killed.
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