Iran Strikes Kuwait International Airport With Drones and Missiles, Halting Flights

Iran struck Kuwait International Airport with drones and missiles, forcing the airport to suspend operations.

Reuters reported on June 3 that Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation said the Iranian attack destroyed Terminal 1 at Kuwait International Airport and caused casualties. Kuwaiti aviation authorities immediately halted operations and diverted inbound flights to other airports.

The attack came two days after international passenger flights resumed at Kuwait International Airport on June 1. The airport had been unable to fully return to normal operations after sustaining damage from Iranian retaliatory airstrikes on neighboring countries following the outbreak of the Iran war in February.

The strike on Kuwait airport came as the US and Iran exchanged attacks. A day earlier, on June 2, US Central Command, or CENTCOM, fired a missile at the Botswana-flagged tanker Lexi as it sailed in the Persian Gulf.

In a statement on June 3, Iran's Foreign Ministry said the US attack on the tanker violated the ceasefire agreement and international law. It added that Kuwait and Bahrain bore direct and clear responsibility because their territory and facilities had been used to support US military operations against Iran.