US military reports drone attack on forces in Kuwait

<article data-history-node-id="441592" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-military-reports-drone-attack-forces-kuwait" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/us-military-reports-drone-attack-forces-kuwait" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">US military reports drone attack on forces in Kuwait</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>US Central Command (Centcom) said “an additional wave of Iranian drones” attempted to target US forces in Kuwait, but the attack was unsuccessful after American air defence systems intercepted the aircraft.</p> <p>Centcom said it “downed multiple drones and ensured no American personnel or assets were harmed”.</p> <p>The reported attack followed claims by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) that it had targeted US military assets in Kuwait and Bahrain in retaliation for a US strike on Qeshm Island.</p> <p>Earlier, Centcom said it had conducted a “self-defence” strike against an Iranian ground control station on the island.</p> </div> </div> </article>