Iran regional confrontation

AP reports US soldiers at Port Shuaiba say commanders knew the site lacked drone defences before an Iranian strike that killed six

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Kuwait
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United States · Iran
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Clash Report, citing AP, reported at about 14:30 UTC on 5 October that soldiers stationed at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait, including survivors of the 1 March Iranian attack, said US commanders knew the site lacked effective drone defences but still moved troops there ahead of Iran's strikes. The post says an Iranian drone hit the port's operations centre on 1 March, killing six US soldiers and wounding dozens; that the soldiers said commanders rejected safer alternatives and pushed troops out of bunkers shortly before the strike despite warnings about low-flying drones; and that the Army completed its investigation in June but has not released it publicly. The account is a soldiers' account carried by AP, not an official release.

Verification: unverified

Evidence: Soldiers stationed at Port Shuaiba say US commanders knew the site lacked effective drone defences

The account was read from one X account citing AP. No AP article was recovered in this pass, and the underlying US Army investigation has not been made public, so the soldiers' account and the description of the March strike remain unconfirmed by an official source.