IRGC Denies Kuwait Airport Attack, Blames US Patriot Missile Malfunction

2026-06-04 04:26:49

(MENAFN) Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has denied targeting Kuwait International Airport and instead claimed that damage to a passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile system, according to Iranian state broadcaster IRIB on Wednesday.

IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi said internal assessments showed that the Aerospace Force had not launched any attack on the airport facility.

“Our investigations regarding the impact on Kuwait’s passenger terminal show that the IRGC Aerospace Force did not fire at this target,” he said.

He added that the damage resulted from a Patriot missile that allegedly fell on the terminal after failing to intercept incoming Iranian projectiles.

“The destruction of the passenger terminal at Kuwait Airport was caused by an American Patriot system error after it failed to intercept Iranian missiles,” he said.

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