Kuwait said hostile drones struck Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport on June 3, 2026, killing one person and injuring more than 60 others.
Kuwait’s defence ministry attributed the attack to Iran and reported severe damage to the passenger building. The airport had reopened on June 1 after a closure linked to the wider regional conflict that began in late February.
India’s embassy identified the person killed as an Indian national. Civil aviation authorities later allowed Kuwait Airways to resume operations from Terminal 4 after safety assessments; Jazeera Airways used Terminal 5.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps initially claimed strikes on U.S. bases, then denied targeting the airport and blamed a failed U.S. Patriot interceptor. U.S. Central Command rejected that account. Kuwait ordered two Iranian diplomats to leave within 24 hours.
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