Drone strike in Kuwait leaves six US soldiers dead

Six U.S. soldiers were killed when an Iranian unmanned aircraft struck a bunker at a Kuwait base in Port Shuaiba; initial toll of three was later updated to six as more bodies were recovered and one more death occurred. Four identified victims are Capt Cody Khork, Sgt Noah Tietjens, Sgt Nicole Amor, and Sgt Declan Coady, with two others unnamed. The strike targeted a fortified tactical operations center used as office space. Separately in Kuwait, three fighter jets were downed in a friendly-fire incident, with all pilots ejecting and surviving. The events unfold amid broader US-Iran tensions and regional incidents in the Gulf.