Three US fighter jets shot down in 'friendly fire' in Kuwait
4 hours ago
- #US-Iran Tensions
- #Kuwait Incident
- #Military Conflict
- Three American F-15E Strike Eagles were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses during combat with Iranian aircraft.
- None of the six crew members were injured; footage shows pilots ejecting and landing safely.
- The incident occurred amid escalating tensions, including US-Israeli strikes in Iran and retaliatory attacks by Iran.
- Recent US-Israeli strikes killed Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, creating a power vacuum.
- Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon killed 31 people in response to rocket fire by Iran-backed Hezbollah.