Kuwait Blasts 'Criminal Iranian Aggression'
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Key Points:
- Iran launched at least 13 ballistic missiles and 17 attack drones targeting Kuwait International Airport, killing one Indian national and injuring 63 people in one of the largest strikes on a Gulf nation since the US-Iran cease-fire in April.
- Kuwait condemned the attack as "criminal Iranian aggression," summoned Iran's top envoy, expelled two Iranian diplomats, and announced a reduction in the Iranian diplomatic mission.
- The attack was partly seen as retaliation for recent US "self-defense strikes" on an Iranian military ground control station on Qeshm Island, according to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- Iran also targeted Bahrain on the same day, both Kuwait and Bahrain hosting American military forces, highlighting ongoing regional tensions amid stalled US-Iran peace talks.
- The Kuwait airport terminal struck had only recently reopened after months of closure due to the war, exacerbating the impact of the attack.