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Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran

France24 · 🇫🇷 public France · · 1493 words · By Ershad ALIJANI; Djamel BELAYACHI
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What to know about Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran

Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran Despite denials from Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, there is growing evidence that their territory is being used in attacks on the Iranian regime during the US–Israel war.

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What happened

Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran Despite denials from Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, there is growing evidence that their territory is being used in attacks on the Iranian regime during the US–Israel war.

Why it matters

FRANCE 24 has verified and geolocated multiple videos showing that, on at least two occasions, on March 24 and 31, US missiles were launched from HIMARS launchers inside the territory of Kuwait.

Common ground

Kuwait, one of the Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region, hosts several US military bases.

Perspective signals

No major persuasion pattern has been attached yet, so the source, headline, and evidence should carry most of the weight for readers.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “Missiles were fired from the Kuwaiti desert east of Abdali near oil-drilling towers”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the evidence search returned zero results, indicating no corroboration or contradiction could be found.
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Claim 2: “Launches were identified as US-made GMLRS missiles”
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Claim 3: “US Central Command acknowledges using HIMARS launchers in operations against Iran”
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Claim 4: “Since the US and Israel attacked Iran on February 28, Tehran has struck targets in Kuwait and other Gulf countries with missiles and drones”
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Multiple web search results confirm that following attacks by the US and Israel on February 28, Iran targeted various Gulf countries, including Kuwait, with missiles and drones. One source mentions targeting seven Arab countries with over 6,413 missiles and drones.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 Iran war, including the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, has led to what the International Energy Agency has characterized as the "largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economic_impact_of_the_2026_Ir…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 5: “FRANCE 24 has verified and geolocated multiple videos showing US missiles were launched from Kuwait on March 24 and 31”
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Two separate web search results explicitly state that FRANCE 24 verified and geolocated videos showing US HIMARS missile launches from Kuwaiti territory into Iran on March 24 and March 31, confirming the core elements of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kuwait Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الكويتية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Abdullah Al-M…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_Air_Force
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 6: “Iran’s ambassador to the UN accused Kuwait of allowing military attacks against Iran”
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The claim that Iran's UN ambassador accused Kuwait of enabling attacks is not directly corroborated by multiple independent sources. While web search results mention Iran's actions and Kuwait's involvement in the conflict, the specific accusation by the UN ambassador is only implied or mentioned in the context of the overall conflict narrative, but not independently confirmed by multiple sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, the United States and Israel launched airstrikes on Iran, targeting military and government sites, assassinating Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other Iranian officials, and infli…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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Claim 7: “Kuwait has denied allowing its territory to be used for military activity against Iran”
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The web search results indicate that Kuwait has addressed the issue, with one source citing the Kuwaiti Foreign Minister announcing the country is following developments. However, there is no direct, independent confirmation from multiple sources stating that Kuwait explicitly *denied* using its territory for military activity against Iran; the evidence is suggestive but not definitive across multiple sources.
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s embassy in Thailand has stirred debate online after sharing a post on X that read, “Habibi what is this?” while attaching a France 24 report citing videos that allegedly show US missiles being …
https://www.moneycontrol.com/world/habibi-what-is-this-iran-…
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web search NEUTRAL — These policies have “transformed Kuwait, once relatively free in terms of public freedoms compared to its neighbours, into a police state, that suppresses dissenting opinions, imprisons those who expr…
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/14/detention-jour…
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web search NEUTRAL — Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Abdullah Al-Yahya announced that his country is following developments in the region in light of the recent events in Iran and Lebanon, indicating Kuwait’s readiness …
https://www.profilenews.com/en/kuwait-denies-claims-of-using…
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Claim 8: “Frederik Coghe confirmed the missiles in videos are consistent with HIMARS system”
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Claim 9: “HIMARS can fire six GMLRS missiles with a range of 70 km or a single ATACMS missile with a range of 300 km”
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Claim 10: “Satellite images show apparent damage to warehouses in Shalamcheh”
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Claim 11: “Iranian state media reported a shipyard near Khorramshahr was hit by 44 missiles on March 31”
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Claim 12: “Videos show US missiles being launched from Kuwait into Iran”
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Multiple sources report on missile launches involving Kuwait and Iran in the context of the 2026 Iran war. Specifically, one cross-reference mentions Iran firing missiles at US bases in Kuwait, and web search results discuss videos showing US missiles launched from Kuwait into Iran, citing sources related to the event.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This timeline of the 2026 Iran war covers the period since 28 February 2026. The war is ongoing.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_the_2026_Iran_war
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 28 February 2026, during the 2026 Iran war, Iran began launching a series of retaliatory strikes on American and Kuwaiti targets within Kuwait.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iranian_strikes_on_Kuwait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait and Iran have longstanding historical ties spanning hundreds of years, particularly in the pre-oil era. Relations were negatively influenced by the Iranian Revolution in 1979 and the Iran–Iraq …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran–Kuwait_relations
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Claim 13: “March 24 missile impacts were filmed in Iran at Shalamcheh”
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Claim 14: “Kuwait hosts several US military bases”
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Multiple web search results confirm that Kuwait hosts US military installations. One source notes that Kuwait hosts the largest number of US bases in the region, and another mentions specific bases like Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan.
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web search NEUTRAL — ^ a b Knutson, Jacob (31 October 2023). "Where U.S. troops are stationed in the Middle East". Axios. Retrieved 27 November 2024. ^ "Kuwait hosts largest number of US bases in region, serving as bastio…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_Army_ins…
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web search NEUTRAL — Only Germany, Japan, and South Korea host more U.S. forces than Kuwait does. The United States currently maintains 2,200 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles in Kuwait. The majority of these vehic…
https://www.state.gov/u-s-security-cooperation-with-kuwait-2…
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web search NEUTRAL — Low-resolution Planet Labs imagery also indicates damage at other bases in Kuwait -- Camp Buehring and Camp Arifjan -- according to analysis done by ABC News' Visual Verification team. Damage to build…
https://abcnews.com/International/satellite-images-reveal-da…
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Claim 15: “Videos recorded from Umm Qasr in Iraq show missiles being launched from the Kuwaiti side of the border”
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Two web search results corroborate that videos showing missile launches were recorded from Umm Qasr in Iraq, pointing to the Kuwaiti side of the border.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Iranian operation is considered to be one of Iran's greatest achievements in the Iran–Iraq War. The Iranians were able to capture the al-Faw peninsula, cutting off Iraqi access to the Persian Gulf…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Battle_of_al-Faw
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web search NEUTRAL — Most of these videos were recorded from Umm Qasr in Iraq, a town on the border with Kuwait. The videos, filmed pointing south, showed missiles being launched from the Kuwaiti side of the border.
https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260404-us-missiles…
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web search NEUTRAL — On February 25 Iraqi ground forces launched a pair of Silkworm antiship missiles at the U.S. battleship Missouri. One of the missiles splashed harmlessly into the sea, and the other was intercepted by…
https://www.britannica.com/event/Persian-Gulf-War
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Claim 16: “FRANCE 24 Observers team synchronized videos to identify a zone from which over a dozen missiles were fired”
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No evidence was gathered for this claim, and the evidence search returned zero results, indicating no corroboration or contradiction could be found.
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Claim 17: “Videos show at least 13 missiles fired from Kuwaiti soil”
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Two separate web search results report that multiple videos showed at least 13 missiles being fired from a location inside Kuwait on March 24, confirming the quantitative aspect of the claim.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwait, officially the State of Kuwait, is a country in West Asia. With a coastline of approximately 500 km (311 mi), it is situated at the head of the Persian Gulf in the northeastern edge of the Ara…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Kuwaiti (Arabic: كويتي, romanized: Kuwaytī, [kweːti]) is a Gulf Arabic dialect spoken in Kuwait. Kuwaiti Arabic shares many phonetic features unique to Gulf dialects spoken in the Arabian Peninsula. D…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_Arabic
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Kuwaiti dinar (Arabic: دينار كويتي‎, code: KWD) is the currency of Kuwait. It is sub-divided into 1,000 fulūs. As of 2026, the Kuwaiti dinar is the currency with the highest value per base unit, w…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwaiti_dinar
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Claim 18: “A second series of launches was recorded in the same zone on March 31 to April 1”
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Claim 19: “Missile launches on March 24 were in a zone 55 km northwest of Camp Buehring”
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