IRGC strikes U.S. base in Kuwait with missiles and drones in response to Bandar Abbas attack

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced on Thursday, 28 May 2026, that it had carried out an attack on a U.S. air base in Kuwait in response to U.S. airstrikes near Bandar Abbas port in southern Iran. According to Tasnim, citing Anadolu, the retaliatory strikes were launched at 4:50am local time, hours after the U.S. actions. ‘This response is a serious warning to ensure the enemy understands that aggression will not go unanswered, and if repeated, our response will be more decisive,’ an IRGC statement read. U.S. military has not verified the IRGC’s claims. Previously, in the early hours, a U.S. official told Anadolu that the U.S. armed forces had shot down four drones near the Strait of Hormuz and struck a Bandar Abbas control station prepared to launch a fifth drone. ‘This action is measured and purely defensive, intended to preserve the ceasefire,’ the anonymous official stated. The latest U.S. strikes followed Central Command’s (CENTCOM) confirmation earlier this week of attacks targeting Iranian missile launchers and vessels suspected of attempting to lay mines in the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has condemned the U.S. actions as a ’ serious breach of the ceasefire.’