Iran launched a deadly new set of attacks in the Persian Gulf on Wednesday as it traded strikes with the United States, the latest exchange to threaten the fragile ceasefire and stalled peace talks between the two countries.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.One person was killed and flights were suspended in Kuwait, officials said, after missile and drone strikes including an attack on its international airport.The U.S.
military said it shot down Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck Iran’s Qeshm Island a day earlier.Repeated military exchanges between Washington and Tehran, as well as Israel’s escalating campaign in Lebanon, have added strain to efforts to end the war and reopen the crucial trade route.
The two sides offered mixed messages on the status of talks, with President Donald Trump insisting they were ongoing after Iran signaled it may walk away.The latest flare up saw Kuwait report early Wednesday that one person had been killed and others injured in an Iranian drone attack.The attack caused significant damage to the airport’s Terminal 1, said Ministry of Defense spokesman Col.
Saud Abdulaziz Al-Atwan.Kuwait’s civil aviation authority said all air traffic was suspended as a result, though it later partially resumed.Videos showed debris and fire on the ground in Kuwait after an inceptor missile was reported to have fallen.
Debris burns on the ground in a parking lot following reports of missile and drone attacks, in Sabah Al Nasser, Kuwait on Wednesday, in a video posted to social media.via ReutersU.S.Central Command, or CENTCOM, said late Tuesday that Iran had launched several ballistic missiles toward regional neighbors, though it said all of the attacks had “failed to hit their intended targets.” Two missiles fired at Kuwait had fallen short or broke apart enroute, while three missiles launched at Bahrain were immediately intercepted by U.S.
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