Kuwait suspends commercial flights at its main international airport on Wednesday after an Iranian drone attack damages a passenger terminal and injures people, shortly after US and Iranian forces exchange missile strikes in the region. Multiple outlets report that the attack causes significant damage to airport infrastructure, prompting Kuwait to close or restrict airport operations and halt commercial services for a period. Kuwait’s foreign ministry says one person is killed and injuries are reported, while other reporting describes dozens of people being wounded. Kuwait says missiles are being intercepted, and authorities indicate the airport damage is linked to the drone attack.

Several sources also place the incident within a wider, escalating sequence of attacks between Iran and the United States that tests a fragile ceasefire. France 24 and other coverage describe US “self-defensive” strikes against an Iranian military ground control site on Qeshm Island in response to earlier attacks. Coverage notes that US-Iran negotiations appear to stall, and that the broader regional conflict context—including Israel’s war against Iran-backed groups—adds pressure to ceasefire efforts. Iran denies being responsible for the damage.