US and Iran clash in Gulf, injuring US troops in Kuwait

U.S. and Iranian forces engaged in a series of military exchanges this week, testing a fragile ceasefire and injuring American personnel stationed in Kuwait. The hostilities underscore the volatile stalemate in diplomatic efforts to secure a broader agreement to end a conflict that began in late February.

According to U.S. Central Command, American forces conducted defensive operations on Wednesday, destroying multiple Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping in and near the Strait of Hormuz. U.S. officials stated that forces also struck an Iranian ground control station near the port city of Bandar Abbas that was preparing to launch another drone.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated it targeted a U.S. air base in Kuwait in retaliation. Kuwait’s military confirmed its air defense systems intercepted hostile missile and drone threats late Wednesday. The Kuwaiti government issued a statement condemning the attack as a violation of its sovereignty.

On Saturday, a report indicated that an Iranian Fateh-110 ballistic missile was intercepted by Kuwaiti defenses, but falling debris struck the Ali Al Salem Air Base. The debris...