Iranian Missile Strikes US Embassy Kuwait; Rubio Orders Closure

An Iranian ballistic missile struck the US Embassy compound in Kuwait City, causing significant structural damage. Secretary of State Marco Rubio immediately ordered the embassy closed and all non-emergency staff evacuated to Bahrain. The Kuwaiti government condemned the strike as a 'flagrant violation of international law and diplomatic conventions.' No US fatalities were reported, though several Kuwaiti security personnel were injured. The strike is the second direct hit on a US diplomatic facility during the conflict — following the Baghdad Embassy helipad strike on March 14. The closure leaves the US without an operational embassy in Kuwait for the first time since 1990.