Three US jets shot down over Kuwait in apparent friendly fire incident
Three US F-15 jets were mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses during joint US-Israeli operations against Iran, according to US Central Command (Centcom). All six crew members ejected safely and have been recovered. The incident occurred Monday amid escalating hostilities, following coordinated US-Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian security officials that reportedly killed senior government figures. Centcom confirmed a fourth US service member died Monday during ongoing exchanges. Iran condemned the strikes as sovereignty violations and rejected US President Trump's claims of imminent negotiations. The conflict has caused over 555 Iranian civilian deaths and spread to Lebanon, where Israel targeted Hezbollah positions after rocket attacks. Investigation into the friendly fire incident is ongoing.