REPORT: Army Left Troops Exposed To Deadly Iranian Drone Strike, Survivors SayDerek VanBuskirk
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April 09, 2026 3:42 PM ET
Survivors of Iran’s most deadly attack against U.S. forces since the war started pushed back against the Pentagon’s claims and alleged their unit was exposed, CBS News reported Thursday.
The Iranian drone struck U.S. personnel in Kuwait on March 1, killing six. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth deemed the drone a “squirter,” suggesting that it squeezed through their defenses.
Anonymous service members, however, told CBS News a different story. (RELATED: Israel Opens Talks With Lebanon After U.S. Reportedly Pressures Country To Tone Down Strikes)
One injured soldier told CBS that Hegseth’s recounting of the attack was false. The soldier stated that those inside the compound acted swiftly and bravely, but alleged that the unit was “unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position.”
Following the U.S.-Israeli strikes against Iran on Feb. 28, the crew of some 60 troops were signaled to take cover in a cement bunker as a ballistic missile flew above them. Later, the crew was allegedly given the all-clear, allowing officers to remove their helmets and continue managing logistics in the region from their desks inside a small wooden and tin workplace, CBS News reported.
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