Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says

Iran struck US forces relocated on Kuwait's Bubiyan island, military spokesperson says
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Summary Zolfaqari said ​Iran targeted satellite equipment ​and munitions on the island with drones, adding that US forces ​had relocated there ​from Arifjan camp after that base ‌was ⁠repeatedly struck

DUBAI (Reuters) – US 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 US 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.