Kuwait slams Iran after drone strikes leave several injured, damages International Airport building

KUWAIT: Amid a rapidly evolving security situation in West Asia, the Kuwaiti Army on Wednesday said accused Iran of hostile drone attacks, which left several people injured and targeted the passenger building at the Kuwait International Airport. Meanwhile, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV claimed that the IRGC carried out retaliatory strikes against the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.

In a post on X, the official spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, stated that a number of hostile drones targeted today the passenger building (T1) at Kuwait International Airport as a result of the “criminal Iranian aggression”, which resulted in significant material damage to the building and injuries to a number of individuals, who received the necessary medical care.

As per the Kuwaiti Army, he affirmed that the armed forces are monitoring the situation in coordination with the relevant authorities, and they are in a state of complete readiness to deal with any developments, and to take all necessary measures to preserve the security of the country and its stability.

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صرّح المتحدث الرسمي لوزارة الدفاع، العقيد الركن سعود عبدالعزيز العطوان، بأن عدداً من الطائرات المسيّرة المعادية استهدفت اليوم مبنى الركاب (T1) بمطار الكويت الدولي نتيجة العدوان الإيراني الآثم، ما أسفر عن أضرار مادية جسيمة في المبنى وإصابة عدد من الأشخاص، حيث تلقوا… pic.twitter.com/HMSd0TX7sG

— KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) June 3, 2026

As per Kuwait’s News Agency (KUNA), the country’s Civil Aviation suspended air traffic and flights, while transferring flights to alternative airports after Terminal One came under Iranian attacks causing casualties and damage.

As developments follow, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that its forces carried out retaliatory strikes against an “enemy vessel”, the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and a regional American airbase after two acts of what it claimed was US aggression targeting Iranian assets.

Citing the statement released by its Public Relations Office on Wednesday, the IRGC said the developments began late at night when an Iranian oil tanker was struck near the Strait of Hormuz and the targeting of an IRGC communications tower in the southern part of Qeshm Island with aerial projectiles.

“In response to this aggression, their air and helicopter base stationed in one of the countries of the region, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, were subjected to missile and drone attacks by the IRGC Aerospace Force”, the IRGC said as quoted by Press TV.

Kuwaiti air defence networks actively engaged and neutralised a wave of incoming aerial threats on Wednesday, following reports of loud blasts across multiple sectors of the country amid escalating volatility across the Gulf region.

In an official communique addressing the situation, the Kuwaiti Army’s General Staff confirmed that the detonations reported by residents were directly linked to defensive operations executed by tactical units neutralising incoming vectors. The military command announced that “Kuwaiti air defenses are currently confronting hostile missile and drone attacks. The General Staff of the Army notes that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks”.

تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة معادية.

تنوه رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش أن أصوات الانفجارات إن سمعت فهي نتيجة اعتراض منظومات الدفاع الجوي للهجمات المعادية.

يرجى من الجميع التقيد بتعليمات الأمن والسلامة الصادرة عن الجهات المختصة.… pic.twitter.com/us5KIAGcih

— KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) June 2, 2026

Following the active kinetic engagements, the military apparatus issued an immediate advisory cautioning the public against approaching or handling any remnants, shrapnel or unidentifiable materials deposited on the ground, warning that such objects pose significant safety hazards.

Reinforcing the safety protocols, Ministry of Defence spokesperson Colonel Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi implored both citizens and foreign residents to maintain extreme vigilance and immediately alert emergency services via the 112 hotline upon discovering any anomalous debris.

Colonel Al-Otaibi additionally called on the populace to completely disregard speculative reports, urging them to verify developments exclusively through state-sanctioned information networks and strictly observe safety mandates. The military leadership re-emphasised this directive, stating that “the General Staff of the Army calls on everyone to cooperate and adhere to the issued guidelines to preserve the security and safety of all”.

As the Kuwaiti security apparatus worked to secure the domestic front, regional media platforms began broadcasting unverified claims regarding the geopolitical motivations behind the bombardment. Separately, Iran’s state-controlled broadcaster IRIB asserted that the aerial strikes deliberately targeted American military infrastructure stationed within Kuwait, framing the offensive as a direct countermeasure against recent Western manoeuvres.

According to the Iranian state broadcaster’s narrative, the assault was launched “following the hostile actions of the US in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, and Qeshm Island, American bases in Kuwait were hit.” The cross-border escalation unfolds against the backdrop of rapidly deteriorating regional security and widening military friction involving United States forces and Iran. (ANI)