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.

The State Department also ordered nonessential staff in the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Bahrain, Jordan and Iraq to to leave amid further retaliation from Iran.

"We're also learning that U.S. service members in Kuwait really had no opportunity to take cover before the makeshift operations center that they were in took a direct hit"

Smoke was seen rising in the vicinity of the U.S. Embassy compound in Kuwait after Iran and Iranian-backed militias targeted Israel and Arab states with missile attacks. (via Reuters)

Kuwait said ​the two Kuwaiti ‌army personnel who were ​killed ​on Monday fell as ⁠a ​result of Iran's ​attacks against the country, the ​government media ​office said on ‌Tuesday, ⁠relaying its letter to the secretary ​general ​of ⁠the U.

In a March 2 Instagram post, Alyssa Ramos says she is attempting to cross into Saudi Arabia by land after she claims the U.S. government has been no help

Photos show US pilot being rescued after apparently ejecting over Kuwait - as smoke seen rising near the US embassy

About 45 minutes into the journey, the pilot announced that Iraqi airspace had been abruptly shut, forcing the aircraft to return to Kuwait.