KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s military said on Wednesday that “hostile” drones struck Terminal One at Kuwait International Airport, wounding several people and causing damage to the facility.
Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that airport traffic was temporarily suspended following the attack.
A defence ministry spokesman, Saud Al-Atwan, said the injured had received necessary medical treatment, adding that the attack came after what he described as Iranian aggression against Kuwait overnight.
“A number of hostile drones targeted today the passenger building (T1) at Kuwait International Airport as a result of the criminal Iranian aggression, resulting in significant material damage to the building and injuries to a number of individuals, who received the necessary medical care,” the Official Spokesman for the Ministry of Defence, Brigadier General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi, said.
Hostile drones struck Kuwait International Airport’s Terminal One injuring a number of people & causing damage, the Ministry of Defense confirmed Wednesday, after the country came under Iranian aggression late last night.
Ministry spokesman Saud Al-Atwan said in a statement, the… pic.twitter.com/08QWxEY6ch— Kuwait News Agency – English Feed (@kuna_en) June 3, 2026
Earlier, Kuwait’s military said its air defences were intercepting “hostile” missile and drone attacks.
The oil-rich Gulf nation, a US ally, has been on the receiving end of Iranian attacks since the United States and Israel attacked Iran and killed its senior leadership in late February.
“Any sounds of explosions heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting these hostile attacks,” the military said on X, without specifying their origin.
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
Kuwait’s state-run news agency KUNA reported that sirens were heard for the second time that night.
On Monday, Kuwait said it downed a volley of missiles and drones, and later its foreign ministry held Iran “fully responsible for these heinous attacks”.
An additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 3, 2026
The US military’s Central Command had said its forces “successfully intercepted two Iranian ballistic missiles targeting American forces based in Kuwait”.
“These missiles were immediately defeated and no American personnel were harmed”, it said in a post on X.
Earlier, on Wednesday, Iran and the United States traded competing claims after Tehran said it had launched missile and drone attacks against American military facilities in the Gulf, including the US Navy’s Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain.
Footage showing the retaliation against the aggression by the US military, including strikes on the Fifth Fleet Naval Base, along with the air and helicopter bases of the terrorist, child-killing American army. pic.twitter.com/6GcdH5bPS0
— IRNA News Agency ☫ (@IrnaEnglish) June 3, 2026
While Iranian state media described the operation as a successful retaliatory strike, the US military said the attacks were intercepted or failed to reach their targets, denying any damage to American installations.
The denial from the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) came after Iranian state media reported that the IRGC had launched a series of missile and drone attacks against US military facilities in retaliation for what Tehran described as an American strike on a communications tower located south of Qeshm Island.
According to Iranian reports, the attacks were aimed at the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain, as well as an air base and military helicopters stationed in a neighbouring regional country.
An additional wave of Iranian drones attempting to attack U.S. forces in Kuwait failed to impact intended targets tonight. U.S. Central Command air defenses successfully downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) June 3, 2026
Iranian media said the operation was a direct response to recent US military actions and warned of further consequences should tensions continue to escalate. However, CENTCOM strongly rejected the claims, stating that the alleged attacks had failed to achieve their objectives.
The US military maintained that American forces remained fully operational and prepared to respond to any threat against personnel, facilities or regional partners. CENTCOM further described the IRGC’s assertions regarding successful strikes on US military installations as inaccurate.
The latest exchange marks another escalation in tensions between Washington and Tehran amid an already fragile security environment in the Gulf.
Iranian media also reported that the IRGC Navy had targeted a vessel identified as Panaya near the strategically important Strait of Hormuz. The action was described as retaliation for an alleged US attack on an Iranian tanker that caused damage to its engine room.
In addition, Iranian officials claimed that the operation formed part of a broader response to what they characterised as American aggression in the region.
The reports suggested that missile and drone strikes were launched simultaneously against multiple targets associated with US military operations.
The IRGC issued a warning through state media, declaring that any attempt to undermine security in the Strait of Hormuz would carry significant consequences for the US military.
Iranian authorities have repeatedly described the vital waterway as a strategic red line, given its importance to global energy supplies and international maritime trade.
US military officials have not confirmed Iran’s allegations regarding attacks on Iranian vessels but reiterated that American and partner forces had successfully intercepted multiple Iranian missiles and drones in recent days.
CENTCOM stated that several projectiles launched towards regional countries either failed to reach their targets or were intercepted by allied air defence systems
