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Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says
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Iran claims it struck relocated US forces on Kuwait's Bubiyan island with drones, widening the active US-Iran conflict into a new Kuwaiti target. The report also references injuries from earlier attacks, indicating continuing kinetic operations against US-linked assets in the Gulf.
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Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says
US forces located on Kuwait's Bubiyan island were targeted by Iran, the spokesperson of Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters said in a video statement shared by state media on Monday.
Ebrahim Zolfaqari said Iran targeted satellite equipment and munitions on the island with drones, adding that US forces had relocated there from Arifjan camp after that base was repeatedly struck by Iran.
Bubiyan island is the largest of Kuwait's coastal islands chain, located in the northwest of the Gulf.
Six people were injured from debris falling in a residential area in northern Kuwait after an Iranian attack, Kuwait's health ministry said earlier.
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Identified Entities
Countries & Regions
IranUnited StatesKuwaitKhatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters
Weapons & Military
dronessatellite equipmentmunitions
Threat Indicators
military action
nuclear threat
cyber warfare
terrorism
Key Phrases
"Direct Iranian strike on US forces and assets in Kuwait""Expansion of the conflict to Bubiyan island after prior strikes on Arifjan""Active casualties/injuries reported in Kuwait""Represents a continuation and geographic widening of the war"