KUWAIT CITY: Kuwait has strongly condemned a drone and missile attack it attributes to Iran, calling it a “dangerous escalation” amid renewed exchanges between Iranian and US forces that have heightened tensions in the region’s ceasefire.
In a statement on Thursday, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry expressed its “strongest condemnation and denunciation of the Iranian attacks that targeted the territory of the State of Kuwait with missiles and drones.”
The United States military described the strike on Kuwait as an “egregious ceasefire violation,” saying it followed earlier Iranian drone activity.
“This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat in and near the Strait of Hormuz,” US Central Command said in a post on X, adding that all drones were intercepted and a sixth launch was prevented.
At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 28, 2026
Kuwait’s army said earlier that its air defences had intercepted and destroyed hostile missile and drone threats, without specifying their origin.
تتصدى حالياً الدفاعات الجوية الكويتية لهجمات صاروخية وطائرات مسيرة معادية.
تنوه رئاسة الأركان العامة للجيش أن أصوات الانفجارات إن سمعت فهي نتيجة اعتراض منظومات الدفاع الجوي للهجمات المعادية.
يرجى من الجميع التقيد بتعليمات الأمن والسلامة الصادرة عن الجهات المختصة.… pic.twitter.com/qvsBXZxokq
— KUWAIT ARMY – الجيش الكويتي (@KuwaitArmyGHQ) May 28, 2026
The army said that any sounds of explosions heard in the country were caused by air defence systems intercepting incoming threats. It also urged residents to strictly follow safety and security instructions issued by the authorities.
The statement came after US strikes earlier on Thursday targeting an Iranian drone operation threatening US forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran confirmed the US attack and said it had launched a retaliatory strike on a US airbase at 4:50 a.m. (0120 GMT), shortly after an early morning US strike near Bandar Abbas airport. However, it did not specify the location of the targeted base.
