Doha: Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and US President Donald Trump engaged in a phone call to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) denied on Wednesday that it had targeted Kuwait International Airport, saying damage to a passenger terminal was caused by a malfunctioning US-made Patriot missile system, according to the state broadcaster IRIB. IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebbi stated that investigations revealed the force's Aerospace Division had not fired at the Kuwaiti airport terminal.

According to Anadolu Agency, Mohebbi claimed the damage was caused by a Patriot missile that fell on the terminal after failing to intercept Iranian missiles. He emphasized that the destruction of the passenger terminal at Kuwait Airport was due to an American Patriot system error, rather than any direct action by the IRGC.

The IRGC also reported that it had launched an attack on a US base in Kuwait and the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain. This was described as a retaliatory measure following a US overnight attack on its communications tower on southern Qeshm Island.

In contrast, US Central Command (CENTCOM) on Wednesday denied the IRGC's claims about the cause of the damage. Describing the assertions as "totally false" on social media platform X, CENTCOM maintained that Iran had struck the civilian airport with drones in what it called a deliberate and unjustified attack.