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

Smoke was seen rising in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait after Iran and Iranian-backed militias targeted Israel and Arab states with missile attacks. (via Reuters)

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.

According to a statement by the U.S. Central Command, the downing of three U.S. fighter jets in Kuwait was a "friendly fire" accident.

Loud explosions and the wail of sirens shattered the early morning calm in Kuwait on Monday as the widening confrontation between

Several US military aircraft crashed in Kuwait on 2 March 2026 following Iranian strikes. All crew members have survived.