An operations center targeted by an Iranian drone strike that killed six American soldiers was located in a civilian port in Kuwait, more than 10 miles away from the main Army base.

The first American service members to die in the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran were killed in an apparent Iranian drone attack on a makeshift office space in Kuwait, sources told CBS News.

Six U.S. service members killed in action in Kuwait during the U.S. and Israel's military operation against Iran over the weekend were based out of an Army Reserve unit in Des Moines, the Pentagon

Three U.S. fighter jets involved in the offensive against Iran were shot down mistakenly by Kuwait’s air defenses, the U.S. military’s Central Command said.

A tanker at anchor off Kuwait experienced a significant explosion on its port side, resulting in water ingress. A small craft was seen leaving the area after the blast. There is an oil leak but no fires,

Three American fighter jets were "mistakenly shot down by Kuwaiti air defenses," CENTCOM said in a statement ​Monday, as the war with Iran continued for a third day.

Separately, a drone attack hit the U.S. Embassy compound in the Persian Gulf state, as Iran continues to target American assets across the Middle East.

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