US-Iran War: Several injured after Iran strikes Kuwait airport
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New-Delhi: A fresh exchange of strikes between the United States and Iran started on Wednesday,when an Iranian drone strike on a passenger terminal at Kuwait International airport, wounding several people.
As per statement from the Kuwaiti Army, the attack caused “significant material damage” to the airport facilities, resulting in the suspension of traffic.
An emergency plan was activated at Kuwait International Airport after the T1 building was hit by Iranian drones and missiles, said Kuwait’s General Civil Aviation Authority.
As per the Kuwaiti Army, he affirmed that the armed forces are monitoring the situation in coordination with the relevant authorities, and they are in a state of complete readiness to deal with any developments, and to take all necessary measures to preserve the security of the country and its stability.
As per Kuwait’s News Agency (KUNA), the country’s Civil Aviation suspended air traffic and flights, while transferring flights to alternative airports after Terminal One came under Iranian attacks causing casualties and damage.
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As developments follow, Iranian state broadcaster Press TV reported that the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) announced that its forces carried out retaliatory strikes against an “enemy vessel”, the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, and a regional American airbase after two acts of what it claimed was US aggression targeting Iranian assets.
Citing the statement released by its Public Relations Office on Wednesday, the IRGC said the developments began late at night when an Iranian oil tanker was struck near the Strait of Hormuz and the targeting of an IRGC communications tower in the southern part of Qeshm Island with aerial projectiles.
“In response to this aggression, their air and helicopter base stationed in one of the countries of the region, as well as the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet, were subjected to missile and drone attacks by the IRGC Aerospace Force”, the IRGC said as quoted by Press TV.
The strikes followed a fresh escalation between the U.S. and Iran, with Tehran launching a new wave of missiles targeting American military bases in the Gulf.
Under the fresh wave of strikes, Kuwait Al Salem Air Base and Bahrain’s Isa Air Base were targeted.
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