Iran Blames Patriot Missile Malfunction For Kuwait Airport Strike; US Rejects Claim

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• Iran Blames Patriot Missile Malfunction For Kuwait Airport Strike;
• US Rejects Claim Published By, Last Updated: June 04, 2026, 00:54 IST An Indian national killed and injured 63 people at Kuwait's international airport, forcing it to close temporarily.
• Rapid Read Kuwaiti Prime Minister Sheikh Ahmad al-Abdullah al-Sabah (2R) inspecting the damaged airport after an Iranian attack, in Kuwait City.
• (AFP PHOTO / KUWAITI NEWS AGENCY) Iran and the United States have offered sharply conflicting accounts of what caused damage to Kuwait International Airport, in which an Indian citizen was killed.
• Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied targeting the airport’s passenger terminal, claiming the damage was caused by a malfunctioning US Patriot air-defence interceptor rather than an Iranian strike.