2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait

2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait
Part of the 2026 Iran war
2026 Iranian strikes on Kuwait (Kuwait)

Map of Kuwait
Date28 February 2026 – present
Location
Result

Ongoing

  • 3 American F-15Es shot down over Kuwait in a friendly fire incident.
  • US and Italian military instalations attacked in Kuwait.
Belligerents
Iran Kuwait
United States
Italy
Canada
Units involved
Casualties and losses
97 ballistic missiles and 283 drones shot down 7 soldiers killed, dozens wounded
3 F-15Es shot down (friendly fire)
4 servicemen killed, 67 wounded.
No human casualties
1 MQ-9 Reaper drone destroyed
None
32 civilians injured in Kuwait

On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.