- A drone identified as an Iranian-designed Shahed-type struck Kuwait International Airport, causing minor injuries to workers and localized damage to a passenger facility while operations continued.
- The incident highlights increasing risks posed by long-range one-way attack drones to civilian infrastructure and international transportation hubs in the Middle East.
A drone strike attributed to Iran struck Kuwait International Airport, damaging part of a passenger facility and injuring several workers, according to regional media reports citing airport and security sources.
The incident occurred at Kuwait’s main civilian aviation hub, where airport operations were briefly disrupted following the impact.
According to initial media reporting, the unmanned aerial vehicle impacted an area near a passenger building at Kuwait International Airport, causing material damage and minor injuries among airport personnel working nearby.
Emergency response teams were deployed shortly after the strike, and affected areas were secured while authorities assessed structural damage.
Regional outlets reported that the drone used in the attack resembled Iranian-designed Shahed-series loitering munitions, a family of long-range one-way attack drones widely used in recent conflicts.
As noted by regional media citing airport authorities, the strike caused localized structural damage to a passenger terminal section but did not result in runway destruction or long-term closure of air traffic operations.