One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport

One killed and dozens injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait airport 17 minutes ago Share Save Add as preferred on Google Jaroslav Lukiv and Toby Mann Fire and chaos inside Kuwait airport One person has been killed and more than 60 injured in Iranian drone strikes on Kuwait's international airport, local officials have said. Kuwait's defence ministry spokesman called Wednesday's attack "criminal Iranian aggression", while the foreign ministry said diplomatic missions had been damaged. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed the attack, saying it was in retaliation for US strikes on an Iranian oil tanker and Qeshm Island. Iran also said it targeted US bases in the Gulf. The US earlier said it had launched "self-defence" strikes on Iran, and shot down or intercepted Iranian missiles fired at Kuwait and Bahrain. The latest escalation threatens a shaky US-Iran ceasefire. The person who was killed in the Iranian attack on Kuwait's airport was later identified as an Indian citizen. In a statement, the Indian foreign ministry condemned the attack, saying that several other Indian nationals were injured. "We again call upon parties to cease such attacks," the statement added. Following the strikes, Kuwait's foreign ministry ordered two Iranian diplomats to leave the country within 24 hours, and summoned Iran's charge d'affaires. Earlier, US Central Command (Centcom) said that its overnight strikes on Qeshm Island, in the Strait of Hormuz, were "in response to attempted attacks by Iran across the Middle East" and targeted an Iranian military ground control station. It also said that the US shot down three attack drones that had been launched by Iran toward "civilian mariners that were rightfully transiting regional waters". Centcom added that Iran had fired two missiles at Kuwait and three at Bahrain, all of which broke apart or were intercepted. Iran said it had attacked US bases and helicopters in a "regional country" using missiles and drones in retaliation. Reuters Kuwait International Airport was hit by Iranian drones, the Kuwait military said Centcom earlier said it had struck and "disabled" an unladen oil tanker that was sailing towards Iran, as part of the US naval blockade on the Strait of Hormuz, which began on 13 April. A US aircraft fired a Hellfire missile into the engine room of the Botswana-flagged M/T vessel, after its crew "ignored repeated warnings", it said. The IRGC immediately vowed retaliation, saying that "disrupting the security of the Strait of Hormuz will carry a heavy price for the aggressive US military". In Tehran, the foreign ministry said in a statement that the leaders of Kuwait and Bahrain had "direct and unmistakable responsibility" for "last night's acts of aggression", according to AFP news agency. Iran has repeatedly attacked targets in Bahrain and Kuwait, where US military bases are located. The attacks happened as ceasefire negotiations between the US and Iran stalled, with a deal to end the war fail