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Iran Claims Drone Strike on U.S.-Used Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base

Iranian military statements said drones targeted aircraft shelters, satellite communications systems and equipment warehouses at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base in Kuwait on Friday. The statements described the base as a hub for U.S. air operations, surveillance and logistics. Tehran said the attack answered recent U.S. strikes on Iran and a strike on a residential house on Qeshm Island that Iranian reports said killed three relatives. U.S. Central Command and Kuwait had not immediately commented, leaving Iran's account of impacts unverified.

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Sources factually disagree on which Iranian force issued the strike claim: Türkiye Today attributes it to the IRGC; Shafaq News, Arab News and Breaking the News attribute it to the Iranian Army. The remaining facts are uniform: Iran said drones targeted aircraft shelters, satellite communications systems and equipment storage at Ahmad Al-Jaber Air Base in retaliation for U.S. strikes on Iran.

Courtroom-sketch editorial illustration of fountains below the Milad Tower in Tehran; contextual illustration, not the reported event.

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