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Amid a re-escalation of military conflict between the United States and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz, AFP reported that Iran has attacked a U.S. military base in Kuwait.
The Kuwaiti military stated via X (formerly Twitter) on the 3rd local time, "Kuwait's air defense is currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks resulting from the heinous Iranian aggression."
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Foreign Affairs also strongly criticized the airstrikes by Iran targeting its territory through a statement.
Defining the attacks as a "direct threat to Kuwait's security and stability, as well as the safety of citizens and residents within its territory," the ministry strongly condemned them, stating that "this is a grave violation of international law."
The Iranian military also admitted to the attack on Kuwait.
According to Iran's state broadcaster IRIB, the Iranian military announced in a statement, "This morning, our forces utilized missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) to strike the satellite communication network, equipment storage facilities, and fighter jet hangars of the terrorist U.S. military at the Ahmed al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait."
It added, "The personnel and radar systems of the child-killing U.S. military deployed at the Al Minhad Air Base in the UAE were also targeted by our military's missile and drone attacks."
The United States and Iran have been engaging in armed clashes once again since August 30 over passage rights in the Strait of Hormuz, repeating a vicious cycle of attacks and retaliation.
The U.S. military struck two rocket launchers used for laying naval mines by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on Larak Island in the Strait of Hormuz on August 30, and Iran responded by firing missiles at two U.S. air bases stationed in Jordan.
The U.S. also launched attacks targeting IRGC targets on September 1, and is reported to have attacked two Iranian government-owned oil tankers in accordance with a new offensive strategy dubbed "tanker-for-tanker," approved by President Donald Trump.
The IRGC immediately issued a statement claiming that it had shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone.
They stated that they attacked the U.S. military base in Jordan with ballistic missiles and targeted U.S. forces stationed in Erbil, in the semi-autonomous Kurdish region of Iraq.
The Iranian military also attacked U.S. military bases in the Gulf region, including Bahrain, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Kuwait.
The Iranian military added in a statement, "Dozens of attack drones struck U.S. military radar systems and positions at the Al Dhafra and Al Minhad bases in the UAE," and noted that "radar facilities and troop gathering sites for the U.S. military at the Sheikh Isa Air Base in Bahrain were also targeted."
Furthermore, Iran claimed that during U.S. airstrikes on September 1, a bomb fell on a civilian home where a wedding was taking place, resulting in massive civilian casualties, and warned that it would define this as a war crime and respond strongly with a new strategy.
(Photo: AP, Yonhap News)
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