The Iranian military claims that on 31 July it attacked the Ahmad al-Jaber base in Kuwait using drones.
The statement specifies that the targets included “fighter jet hangars, satellite communication systems and depots of US military equipment at the Ahmad al-Jaber base in Kuwait”.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) and Kuwait have not yet responded to this claim.
Iran described the attack as a response to US strikes, in particular on a residential area on the island of Qeshm, where, according to Iranian media reports, several civilians were killed.
US bases in Kuwait were one of Iran’s main targets in its latest series of strikes and have been subjected to almost daily missile and drone attacks by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and the Iranian military.
The strikes come against the backdrop of a brief lull in hostilities between the United States and Iran, following 13 consecutive nights of US military strikes on targets, predominantly in the south of the country. In response, Iran fired missiles and drones at what it described as American targets in the Persian Gulf region.