Iran Strikes U.S. Air Base in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait Airport

[The Financial News]

The Islamic Republic of Iran is mounting attacks on multiple fronts.
On the 27th (local time), it bombed a United States military air base in KSA, wounding 12 U.S. service members. On the 28th, it went on to strike an airport in Kuwait.
According to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), Prince Sultan Air Base in KSA was hit by missiles and drones launched from the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Twelve United States military personnel inside the base facilities were injured in the attack. Two of them are in serious condition.
At least two Boeing KC-135 Stratotankers deployed at the base were heavily damaged.
Prince Sultan Air Base is jointly used by the Saudi Air Force and the United States military, and it has been targeted several times by the Islamic Republic of Iran since war broke out on the 28th of last month.
One U.S. service member wounded in an airstrike on the 1st of this month died a week later, and as many as five tankers have recently been damaged.
The Islamic Republic of Iran also attacked the fuel storage facilities at Kuwait International Airport.
Cable News Network (CNN) reported that the destruction of the fuel storage facilities sent huge pillars of fire and thick black smoke billowing into the sky around the airport.
The Kuwait Armed Forces stated that there were no casualties from the attack, but the airport’s radar system was severely damaged.
The Kuwait Armed Forces detected 15 drones over the past 24 hours, and some of them crashed into the airport.
Hans-Jakob Schindler, a senior analyst at the Counter Extremism Project (CEP), told CNN, "The Islamic Republic of Iran’s direct strikes on U.S. assets in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are a powerful warning to neighboring countries to expel U.S. forces." He interpreted the moves as a strategy to drag the entire Persian Gulf region into the vortex of war and stretch the United States’ ability to respond.

dympna@fnnews.com Song Kyung-jae Reporter