Key facts
- Kuwait released video footage of an alleged Iranian drone strike on Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport on June 3.
- Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation described the incident as a 'brutal Iranian drone attack.'
- The attack reportedly caused loss of life, serious injuries, and extensive material damage.
- Iran's IRGC claimed the damage was caused by a US Patriot missile, not an Iranian drone, and denied deliberately targeting the terminal.
- The incident followed an exchange of US and Iranian strikes, with Iran claiming to have attacked US military bases in Kuwait and Bahrain.
Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation has released video footage it claims shows the moment an alleged Iranian drone struck Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport on June 3. The agency described the incident as a "brutal Iranian drone attack," stating it resulted in loss of life, serious injuries, and extensive material damage. Kuwaiti authorities confirmed engaging 13 missiles and 17 drones total fired from Iran, with one person killed and 63 injured. Civil aviation authorities suspended traffic and transferred arriving flights to unaffected airports after Terminal 1 sustained severe damage. The cross-border airport attack came after violent exchanges of fire between the US and Iran. The US military disabled a tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and Iran's IRGC claimed it launched a missile and drone barrage targeting the U.S. Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain and two US bases in Kuwait, assertions that US Central Command (CENTCOM) and the US Department of War have denied, stating Iranian missiles missed their targets or broke apart. The Gulf Cooperation Council condemned Iran's 'cowardly attacks on civilian objects.'