KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense says several US planes crashed this morning.
A statement issued on social media by a spokesman for the Kuwaiti Ministry of Defense confirmed that several US military planes had crashed, but did not give the reasons for the crash.
He confirmed that all crew members were completely safe and that relevant authorities had immediately launched search and rescue operations. The crew members were safely evacuated and transferred to the hospital so that their health could be checked and necessary medical facilities could be provided.
Central Command official confirms
According to the American journal, an official from the US Central Command has confirmed that a US military plane crashed in Kuwait.
The American official said that the crew of the US plane was able to eject in time and all personnel are safe.
The US military’s Central Command has said that Kuwaiti air defense systems mistakenly shot down three US F-15E aircraft in an operation against Iran, but all six pilots of the three aircraft were able to safely eject.
Iran claims to have shot down an American plane
On the other hand, Iranian state media says that a US F-15 fighter jet was shot down by Iranian air defenses for violating its territorial waters, and the American fighter jet crashed in Kuwait.
The Iranian military says that the US’s Ali Al-Saleem base in Kuwait is being targeted.
Earlier, Russian media had reported that a US F-15 fighter jet had crashed in Kuwait, and the pilot of the plane was able to eject.
In a viral video on social media, flames were also seen coming out of the F-15 aircraft as it crashed.
Russian media said that the pilot of the F-15 fighter jet was taken to the hospital in an injured condition.
It should be remembered that after the US and Israel attacked Iran on Saturday, Iran targeted US bases in various Gulf countries, including Kuwait.
In its statement, the Iranian military said that the US military base in Kuwait had been completely disabled.
