The US launched new airstrikes against various targets in Iran, particularly Tehran, on Saturday, killing Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and several high-ranking military and security officials. According to the Red Crescent, US attacks failed on Monday, but their crews survived and were taken to the hospital. Centcom also reported that Kuwait acknowledged the incident and thanked "the efforts of Kuwaiti defense forces and their support in this ongoing operation." The US Central Command (Centcom) reported on Monday that three US military aircraft that crashed in Kuwait fell "by mistake" due to "friendly fire" from Kuwait. "During active combat—which included Iranian aircraft, ballistic missiles, and drone attacks—US Air Force fighters were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses," Centcom stated in a press release about the incident involving three F-15E Strike Eagle jets participating in the so-called Operation Fury against Iran. Iranian media reported the downing of a US F-15 fighter jet. Iranian media reported on Monday morning about the downing of a US F-15 fighter jet that was attempting to attack Iranian territory and crashed in Kuwait. "A US aggressor army F-15 fighter jet, attempting to violate the country's airspace, was hit and shot down by the Islamic Republic of Iran's air defense," announced Tasnim news agency, linked to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. A Kuwaiti Defense Ministry spokesman, Colonel Saud Al-Atwan, stated in a press release that several US fighter jets had crashed in Kuwait. To date, three US military personnel have been killed in an Iranian attack, and five have been injured. In Israel, 10 deaths have also been reported between Saturday and Sunday. Israel has also extended attacks to Lebanon against the Shia group Hezbollah, where 31 people died and another 149 were injured early Monday in a wave of Israeli airstrikes. Israeli attacks have caused at least 555 deaths.
