Iranian officials on Thursday denied bombing the Kuwait airport and insisted ceasefire talks with the United States are proceeding. Iran claimed the damage to the Kuwait International Airport was caused by an American Patriot missile that was launched in error. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) spokesman Brig. Gen. Hossein Mohbi issued the denial of attacking Kuwait’s airport on Thursday, claiming Iranian “investigations” had determined no Iranian missiles were launched at the target.
Instead, Mohbi said a U.S. Patriot Missile – presumably launched to intercept one of the missiles that Iran did not fire – malfunctioned and fell on the airport terminal. Iran’s “investigators” concluded the incident was “the result of a U.S. missile defense system error.”
