Iran Struck US Forces Relocated on Kuwait’s Bubiyan Island, Military Spokesperson Says

DUBAI, April 6 (Reuters) – ⁠U.S. ⁠forces located ⁠on Kuwait’s Bubiyan island ​were targeted by Iran, ‌the spokesperson of ‌Iran’s Khatam ⁠al-Anbiya ⁠Central Headquarters said in a video statement ​shared by state media on Monday.

Ebrahim Zolfaqari said ​Iran targeted satellite equipment and ⁠munitions ⁠on the ⁠island with ​drones, adding that U.S. forces ​had relocated ⁠there from Arifjan camp after that base was repeatedly struck ⁠by Iran.

Bubiyan island is the largest of ⁠Kuwait’s coastal islands chain, located in the northwest of the Gulf.

Six people were injured from debris falling in a residential area in ⁠northern Kuwait after an Iranian attack, Kuwait’s health ministry said earlier.

(Reporting by ​Dubai Newsroom; Editing by ​Toby Chopra)

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