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An Iranian drone strike at Kuwait International Airport on June 3, 2026, killed one Indian national and injured 63 others. The attack caused substantial damage to the passenger terminal, prompting the airport’s closure.
Kuwait’s Defence Ministry reported the destruction of over a dozen missiles and several drones launched from Iran. The main airport had only reopened on Monday after months of closure due to the ongoing conflict, marking a significant escalation in hostilities in the region.
Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry condemned the Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport, stating it reserves the right to respond and has ordered two Iranian embassy staff to depart within 24 hours. Health Ministry spokesman Abdullah Al Sanad reported that several individuals sustained serious injuries, prompting the airport closure as authorities assess damage and ensure security.
What remains unclear — The extent of the damage to the airport and its impact on ongoing operations has not been detailed by authorities.
Iranian drone strike on Kuwait International Airport kills one and injures 63
People run to safety in the aftermath of Iranian strikes (Picture: via REUTERS)
At least one person has been killed in a major international airport in a drone strike from Iran.
Kuwait shut its main airport after Iranian drones heavily damaged a passenger terminal building, wounding 63, including passengers and workers.
The fourth month of the war has seen the conflict spread to the supposed ‘safe havens’ of neighbouring Gulf countries.
India’s embassy said the person killed was an Indian national.
‘We condemn the attack on the Kuwait International Airport today in which an Indian national has died and several of our nationals are injured,’ India’s foreign ministry said in a statement.
‘We again call upon parties to cease such attacks,’ it added.
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General Saud Abdulaziz Al-Otaibi said ‘a number of hostile drones’ targeted a passenger building at Kuwait International Airport, which had just re-opened on Monday after a months-long closure because of the war.
Debris lies on the floor as fire burns at Kuwait International Airport (Picture: via REUTERS)
Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah (second right) inspecting the damaged airport (Picture: AFP)
Health Ministry spokesman Abdullah Al Sanad said some suffered serious injuries.
Kuwait’s Defence Ministry said it destroyed over a dozen missiles and a similar number of drones from Iran. The Foreign Ministry said Kuwait will ‘neither accept nor tolerate’ the attacks and reserves the right to respond.
The US military said two Iranian missiles fell apart en route to Kuwait and that it ‘downed multiple drones’ targeting American forces in the country.
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US President Donald Trump raises his fist as he returns to the White House from another golfing trip (Picture: AFP)
The strike came after Donald Trump was pictured golfing with a blonde aide and told Americans to relax over any ceasefire
On Truth Social, he wrote: ‘Iran really wants to make a deal, and it will be a good one for the U.S.A. and those that are with us.
‘Just sit back and relax, it will all work out well in the end – It always does!’
Iran has maintained its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, disrupting global energy supplies as a fifth of all oil and natural gas passes through the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf.
One of the sticking points in any ceasefire is Israeli strikes on Lebanon.
Trump cursed and told Benjamin Netanyahu he would be in ‘prison’ if it were not for him in a tense call between the two leaders.
Trump reportedly told the Israeli Prime Minister: ‘What the f*** are you doing?’ as he threatened to resume airstrikes on Beirut’s southern suburbs.
‘You’re f***ing crazy. You’d be in prison if it weren’t for me. I’m saving your ass. Everybody hates you now. Everybody hates Israel because of this,’ the US president said, according to Axios.
Trump admitted the story saying he was ‘a little bit perturbed’ that Israel’s fighting with Hezbollah in Lebanon was holding back peace talks.
But even as the US president conceded the tensions, he insisted that his relationship with Netanyahu was solid and that they connected, in part, because they are both ‘wartime’ leaders.
‘We’ve worked very well together. I like Bibi a lot. And I work very well with him,’ Trump told The New York Post.
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