An Indian nationwide was the sufferer within the assault on Kuwait airport by Iranian drones earlier on Wednesday.“Embassy of India in Kuwait expresses its deepest condolences on the tragic demise of an Indian nationwide resulting from an assault on the airport in Kuwait at the moment,” mentioned Indian embassy in Kuwait on X.“The Embassy is in contact with the bereaved household and is carefully coordinating with the Kuwaiti authorities to render all attainable assist and help to the bereaved household in addition to these injured within the incident,” it added.The assault got here amid a broader escalation between Iran and the US regardless of ongoing ceasefire efforts. Aside from the demise of 1 individual, Iranian drones that struck Kuwait Worldwide Airport brought about heavy injury to a passenger terminal. In the meantime, the US navy mentioned it intercepted a number of drones focusing on American forces in Kuwait and that Iranian missiles fired towards the nation fell aside en route. It additionally mentioned US and Bahraini forces intercepted missiles and drones geared toward Bahrain, residence to the US Navy’s fifth Fleet. In response, the US launched strikes on an Iranian navy floor management station on Qeshm Island within the Strait of Hormuz. Each Washington and Tehran mentioned their actions had been retaliatory, as tensions continued to pressure efforts to protect a fragile regional ceasefire.
