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Motorists drive along a street as smoke rises from a reported Iranian strike in the area where the US Embassy is located in Kuwait City on March 2, 2026. Black smoke was seen rising from the US embassy in Kuwait City on March 2 after the latest volley of Iranian strikes, an AFP correspondent saw. AFP

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Agence France-Presse

<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1772439038279AFP__20260302__99J44FU__v2__HighRes__TopshotKuwaitIsraelIranUsConflict.jpg" style="width:960px;display:block;height:auto" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Motorists drive along a street as smoke rises from a reported Iranian strike in the area where the US Embassy is located in Kuwait City on March 2, 2026. Black smoke was seen rising from the US embassy in Kuwait City on March 2 after the latest volley of Iranian strikes, an AFP correspondent saw. AFP </span></span></span></div><p>Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait&#x27;s defence ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.</p><p>&quot;Several US warplanes crashed this morning. Confirming that all crew members survived,&quot; a defence ministry spokesman said in a statement, adding that the cause was under investigation.</p><p>&quot;Authorities immediately initiated search and rescue operations, evacuating the crews and transporting them to a hospital for medical evaluation and treatment. He noted that their condition is stable,&quot; the statement added.</p><div><em>More details to follow. </em></div><div><iframe width="1349" height="759" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/tM56wcfa8DY" title="Iran foreign minister: ‘We are not attacking our neighbors, we are attacking American targets’" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zBB-aGiGr5k" title="Trump warns of more U.S. casualties in new video on Iran military strikes | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe><iframe width="1023" height="575" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/fwGUhZpx_tM" title="Anguish and joy: World reacts to death of Iran&#x27;s Khamenei | ABS-CBN News" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen=""></iframe></div>

<p>Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait's defence ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.</p>

Several American warplanes crashed in Kuwait on Monday morning but their crew survived, Kuwait's defence ministry said, as Iran pressed on with a third day of strikes in the Gulf.

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Several US warplanes crashed, crew survived: Kuwait defense ministry

Agence France-Presse

Published March 02, 2026 04:12 PM PHT

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