An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers was located in a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles away from the main Army base.

The Pentagon on Wednesday identified the remaining two of the six American troops killed in the opening hours of the war with Iran.

The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.

Among them were a devoted parent, a student, at least one member of a military family and a “life of the party.” They came from Florida, Iowa, Minnesota and Nebraska.

The incident that occurred late on Sunday was confirmed by top Pentagon officials during a Monday press conference.

KUWAIT CITY, March 2 (Reuters) - Kuwait's ⁠air ⁠defences mistakenly shot down three U.S. F-15 ⁠fighter jets during active combat on Monday, U.S. Central Command said on Monday, describing it as an ​apparent friendly-fire incident during the conflict with Iran.

March 4 (Reuters) - Crude oil supplies from Iraq and Kuwait could start shutting in within days if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed, potentially cutting 3.3 million barrels per day (bpd) by day eight of the Middle East conflict,

The video was one of several circulating online in early March 2026 claiming to show downed U.S. planes and aircrew.