Six US soldiers killed in Iranian strike on Kuwait base

The US defence secretary confirms a US military base was hit by an Iranian missile on Sunday.

The ongoing Iran conflict has intensified, resulting in the deaths of six U.S. service members following a joint U.S.-Israel military operation launched on Saturday.

Six U.S. service members were killed in the same incident during the Iran war, dubbed “Operation Epic Fury.”

The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time.

Six American service members have been killed and four others have been seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday.

The first US service members to die in the conflict between the US and Iran were killed by a direct Iranian strike on a makeshift operations center at a civilian port in Kuwait on Sunday morning local time. The death toll from that attack at the Shuaiba port has since risen to six, US Central Command announced on Monday afternoon, after the remains of two additional service members were recovered.

The six U.S. soldiers killed by an Iranian missile strike in Kuwait were based in Fort Knox in Kentucky, according to CNN. U.S. Central Command confirmed six service members were killed in the attack, which happened Sunday morning at a civilian port in Kuwait.

An Iranian drone strike targeted a U.S. operations center in Kuwait's Port Shuaiba, resulting in six American soldiers' deaths. The facility was located within a civilian port, over 10 miles from the main Army base.

The Pentagon identified four of the six American soldiers killed in a drone strike on a U.S. base in Kuwait. President Trump acknowledged the 'true American patriots' and warned of potential further casualties.

An Iranian drone strike targeted a U.S. operations center in Kuwait's Port Shuaiba, resulting in six American soldiers' deaths. The facility was located within a civilian port, over 10 miles from the main Army base.

The US confirmed that six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian drone strike on a military site in Kuwait, with initial reports indicating the attack breached air defenses at Port Shuaiba.

The Pentagon has released the final two names of the six U.S. Army Reserve soldiers killed in a drone strike on a command center in Port Shuaiba, Kuwait, amid escalating military conflict involving the U.S., Israel, and Iran.

Amid escalating conflict between the U.S., Israel, and Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed that while the U.S. maintains air superiority over Iran, not all Iranian missile or drone attacks can be stopped.

Six American service members have been killed and four others have been seriously wounded during Operation Epic Fury, the joint U.S.-Israeli military operation against Iran, U.S. Central Command said Monday.

On March 2, 2026, three U.S. F-15E Strike Eagle fighter jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses during an ongoing Iranian air assault involving aircraft, missiles, and drones.

Six American soldiers were killed in an Iranian strike against a military facility in Kuwait on Sunday, the US has confirmed. US Central Command originally said three soldiers died in the incident but officials confirmed on Monday that the death toll had doubled, after one person succumbed to their injuries and two more bodies were found in the rubble.