US embassy in Kuwait was struck by drones: three diplomats to AFP

Vehicles drive along the highway leading to and from Kuwait City on March 2, 2026. (AFP)
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Updated 03 March 2026
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US embassy in Kuwait was struck by drones: three diplomats to AFP

  • Witnesses said embassy had been damaged by a number of drones

KUWAIT: The US embassy in Kuwait was struck by drones, three diplomatic sources told AFP after smoke was seen rising from the diplomatic mission earlier on Monday.

One Kuwait-based diplomat and a Western diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the embassy had been damaged by a number of drones while a second Kuwait-based diplomat said the embassy building had been struck directly in the attack.

As an AFP correspondent saw smoke rising from the diplomatic mission on Iran’s third day of retaliatory Gulf attacks, the US embassy said that people should not come to the facility, warning of “a continuing threat of missile and UAV (drone) attacks over Kuwait.”