The US Army denied an Iranian report claiming that American soldiers were killed in Kuwait, stating there are no casualties. The denial was reported by Israeli news outlet Ynet.
The US Army denied an Iranian report claiming that American soldiers were killed in Kuwait, stating there were no casualties. The denial reported by Israeli news outlet Ynet comes hours after the first reports of a possible attack on US forces in Kuwait emerged at 18:11 Jerusalem on Sunday evening.
Initial reports at 18:11 Jerusalem included unverified claims that three missiles were launched from Iran toward Kuwait, followed by reports of explosions at a US base on the Kuwait-Iraq border and footage from a pro-Iranian outlet. Within the same hour, claims escalated to unverified reports of American personnel killed at a Kuwait port, an Iranian source claiming US Army casualties, and a specific report — citing an American source and Reuters — that 15 US soldiers were critically wounded and evacuated to Ramstein Air Base. The relaying source expressed skepticism.
The US military has consistently denied similar Iranian claims in recent days. Earlier Sunday, at 23:35 Jerusalem, The Zioneer reported that US Central Command directly denied Iranian claims of three soldiers killed or wounded in Iran, calling them false. The latest denial from the US Army follows that pattern.
The Iranian report of casualties in Kuwait remains unverified, and the US denial is now the official position. It is unclear whether the Iranian claim stemmed from a misinterpretation of an incident or deliberate misinformation.
7 developments
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- StrongUS Central Command: 'Claims of 3 soldiers killed or wounded in Iran are not true'
- StrongKuwait Army reports renewed attacks amid Iran-US escalation
- DevelopingWashington Post: US soldiers say commanders ignored warnings before Iran drone strike in Kuwait
Source and signal
- Internal intake