As Trump Deals with Iran, US Base in Gulf Targeted: Downed Fateh-110 Leaves Americans Injured
About five Americans suffered minor injuries, and one MQ-9 Reaper was destroyed while another was badly damaged, Bloomberg reported.
- Bloomberg reported that an Iranian ballistic missile strike on Kuwait's Ali Salem airbase on Saturday wounded five people and destroyed one MQ-9 Reaper drone.
- The IRGC launched the attack in response to strikes near Bandar Abbas in southern Iran, according to reports; Tehran has fired more than 1,850 ballistic missiles at regional targets since Feb.
- Kuwaiti air defenses intercepted the Fateh-110 missile, but falling debris struck the Ali Salem airbase, causing minor injuries to five people; the Fateh-110 carries a 500kg warhead.
- As the attack complicates efforts to extend a fragile ceasefire, President Donald Trump said on May 29 he was ready to make a "final determination" on a preliminary agreement.
- Operation Epic Fury has resulted in 14 American deaths and 409 injuries, while draining stocks of valuable munitions; the destroyed MQ-9 Reaper drones are valued at roughly $30 million apiece.
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Iranian missile fired at Americans intercepted, but wreckage still leaves injuries * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
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FILE PHOTO. A USAF MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle. © Getty Images / NurPhoto / Nicolas Economou Press TV May 30, 2026 Around five US servicemen and contractors suffered minor injuries during a recent Iranian ballistic missile strike on a Kuwaiti air base, Bloomberg reports, citing a source. At least one MQ-9 Reaper drone was...
As Trump deals with Iran, US base in Gulf targeted: Downed Fateh-110 leaves Americans injured
As tensions between Iran and the United States escalate, new reports suggest a missile strike targeted a Kuwaiti air base, raising concerns over regional stability. According to reports, a Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile was launched and reportedly intercepted by Kuwaiti air defenses. However, debris from the interception allegedly struck Al Salem Air Base, known as "The Rock," causing minor injuries to American military personnel and co…
Iran negotiates with one hand and fires missiles with the other
While the Trump administration continues pursuing negotiations with Tehran, Iran has once again demonstrated how it views diplomacy. According to Bloomberg, debris from an intercepted Iranian Fateh-110 ballistic missile struck Ali Al Salem Air Base in Kuwait, injuring approximately five Americans and destroying at least one MQ-9 Reaper drone while seriously damaging another. The missile was intercepted by Kuwaiti air defenses, but the damage occ…
Kuwaiti air defenses managed to destroy the missile, but the falling debris still caused significant damage to the base area. Several American soldiers and civilian employees were reportedly injured.
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