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Kuwait says 3 soldiers injured by Iran missile strike
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleNava Freiberg is The Times of Israel's deputy diplomatic correspondent.
People sit on a bench on the Sheikh Jaber al-Ahmad al-Sabah Causeway as a Zhonggu Shipping container ship sails past on its way towards the port of Shuwaikh in Kuwait City on February 28, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
Kuwait’s defense ministry confirms that Iran targeted its Ali al-Salem Air Base earlier today, resulting in “minor injuries” to three soldiers and minimal material damage, according to an Arabic-language post on X.
The ministry stresses that “this has not affected operational readiness or combat capability.”
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