Kuwait becomes the first of the Gulf Nations to announce the death of one of their servicemembers as a result of hostile action by Iran, identified as Sgt. Walid Majid Sulaiman of the Kuwaiti Navy, with the full statement from Kuwait’s Ministry of Defense reading: Press Release Issued by the General Staff of the Army *The General Staff of the Army Mourns Duty Martyr Sergeant Walid Majid Sulaiman* The General Staff of the Army mourns Duty Martyr Sergeant Walid Majid Sulaiman, one of the members of the Naval Force in the Kuwaiti Army, who was martyred this evening while performing his duty as part of the national missions entrusted to the armed forces. Asking the Almighty Lord to envelop him in His vast mercy, to admit him into the spacious gardens of Paradise, and to inspire his family with patience and solace.