A report circulating in Israeli media suggests the United States is considering withdrawing its forces from Kuwait, following Iran's recent strikes on American bases in the Gulf. The claim has not been independently verified.
A report circulating in Israeli media on Friday morning suggests the United States is considering withdrawing its forces from Kuwait, following Iran's recent drone strikes on US bases in the Gulf. The report, which has not been independently verified, emerges a day after the Iranian army claimed responsibility for a series of drone strikes targeting US military positions in Kuwait, framing the attack as retaliation for American strikes on Iranian territory and Qeshm Island.
On Thursday, July 30, at 10:25 Jerusalem time, The Zioneer reported that Iran's army announced drone strikes on US bases in Kuwait. The army later specified the strikes were retaliation for US attacks on Iran and Qeshm Island. Kuwait's Ministry of Defense confirmed that an Iranian strike struck a building belonging to a Chinese company in northern Kuwait, killing one Chinese worker and causing significant damage. The claim of retaliation remains unverified by independent sources.
As The Zioneer reported on June 26, a senior Iranian official told The Wall Street Journal that Iran's strikes on American bases in the Gulf forced the Pentagon to reconsider its military deployment and shift the location of its forces. The current report of a potential withdrawal from Kuwait would represent a significant strategic shift, if confirmed, amid the ongoing US air campaign against Iranian military targets that began in June.
The report of a US withdrawal from Kuwait has not been confirmed by the Pentagon, the US Central Command, or Kuwaiti authorities. The extent of operational impact from the Iranian drone strikes on US forces in Kuwait remains unclear, and no official statement has been issued by Washington or Kuwait City.
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- DevelopingWSJ: US considers reducing Gulf presence, moving assets to Israel after Iranian strikes
- DevelopingReport: US considers withdrawing troops from Saudi Arabia amid tensions over Iran war
- DevelopingKuwait launches missiles toward Iran, targeting IRGC bases, report says
- StrongIran reportedly launches new attack on US targets in Kuwait, missiles and drones fired
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