Breaking: Iran Fires Missiles at US Military Base

Jakarta, CNBC Indonesia - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran stated it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday local time. This is a response to a new attack, marking the second armed clash between the two rival nations this week.

The latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in the southern Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas, which houses a naval base.

Previously, a US official told media that American forces shot down four Iranian kamikaze drones “posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz” and also attacked a ground control station in Bandar Abbas “that would have launched a fifth drone”. The official described the actions as “measured, purely defensive, and intended to preserve the ceasefire”.

It was also reported that several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait. Open-source analysts suggested online that the projectiles may have been heading towards Ali Al Salem Air Base near the Kuwait-Iraq border.

The IRGC later released a statement saying they targeted the US base involved in the previous attack near Bandar Abbas Airport. “The aggressor bears full responsibility for the consequences,” the statement, published by RT on Friday, 29 May 2026, said.

Hostilities followed the US’s “self-defence” strikes against Iranian ships and naval sites in southern Hormozgan province on Monday. Tehran condemned the attacks as a serious breach of the ceasefire agreed on 8 April.

Although US officials indicated this week that both sides were close to an initial peace agreement, there are no signs that Washington or Tehran are willing to compromise. Both countries accuse each other of setting unacceptable conditions.