Iran says damage at Kuwait airport terminal caused by US Patriot missile malfunction
The statement came after the IRGC announced that it had carried out strikes against a US military base in Kuwait and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) yesterday (3 June) denied allegations that it targeted Kuwait International Airport, claiming that damage to a passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile system.
IRGC spokesperson Hossein Mohebbi said, "Our investigations regarding the impact on Kuwait's passenger terminal show that the IRGC Aerospace Force did not fire at this target."
He alleged that the damage resulted from a Patriot missile that fell on the terminal after failing to intercept incoming Iranian missiles.
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"The destruction of the passenger terminal at Kuwait Airport was caused by an American Patriot system error after it failed to intercept Iranian missiles," he added.
The statement came after the IRGC announced that it had carried out strikes against a US military base in Kuwait and the headquarters of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain.
The attacks were described as retaliation for an overnight US strike on an IRGC communications tower on Iran's southern Qeshm Island.
Meanwhile, US Central Command (CENTCOM) yesterday denied the claim that the damage to the airport was caused by a US missile interceptor.
"Totally false," CENTCOM said in a post on the social media platform X yesterday.
The command asserted that Iran had directly targeted the civilian airport. "Iran struck the civilian airport with drones in a deliberate, calculated, and unjustified attack," CENTCOM said.
