Kuwait Confirms Several US Military Jets Crash Amid Rising Iran-Gulf Tensions

Kuwait confirms multiple U.S. jets crashed; pilots safe as investigations begin and regional tensions escalate.

By News Desk
By News Desk
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The Ministry of Defence of Kuwait confirmed several US military jets crashed in their territory in a statement issued on Monday morning. The Kuwait Authorities have confirmed that the pilots and the crew remained safe in these jet crashes.

The ministry further said that the relevant authorities immediately initiated search and rescue procedures whereby the crews were evacuated and were transported to the hospital to check for medical aid.

The ministry noted that the condition of the several of the pilots remained stable. Official spokesperson added that the direct coordination was conducted with the friendly US forces regarding the circumstances of the incident and joint technical measures were taken. He affirmed that the concerned authorities are following up on the investigation to determine the causes of the incidents calling for information to be obtained from its official sources.

Meanwhile, videos of jet crashed and an injured pilot circulated on social media. The video appeared to show an F-15E fighter jet crashing , according to the latest analysis. It is unclear what caused the crashes of the aircraft, with each aircraft costing tens of millions of dollars. The jet crashed near the US airbase in Kuwait.

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The video showed a jet on fire and falling in a tailspin out of the sky. The media reports suggest that the jet came down within ten kilometers of the US Ali Al-Saleem base in Kuwait. The crashes come amid the ongoing heavy bombardment on Gulf nations by Iran in retaliation to the attacks conducted attack launched by US and Israel on Tehran last week.

Kuwait is under heavy airstrikes from Iran along with other Gulf countries.

Unverified reports suggest that the US embassy in Kuwait has also been struck. The US military has a significant number of military assets in the Gulf region and has also increased the deployment of its military assets in the last week. A list put out by the CENTCOM on Sunday showed the assets employed thus far included F-18s, F-16s, F-22s, F-35s, A-10 attack aircraft, MQ-9 Reaper drones, refueling aircraft, counter-drone systems, Navy aircraft carriers, and guided missile destroyers.

US claims and CENTCOM claims that more than a thousand targets have been struck and that the military is focusing only on military targets like command and control centers, Iranian navy ships and submarines, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps headquarters, and more.

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