Iran’s IRGC launches retaliatory strike after US attacks

Kuwait, which hosts US forces, says its defence systems intercepted missiles and drones amid sirens across the country.

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) ⁠says it launched a retaliatory strike on a base used by US forces that it claims was used for an attack on an Iranian communications tower, with Kuwait saying it intercepted air attacks.

“Following the aggression of the US army on a communication tower on Sirik Island in Hormozgan Province an hour ago, the IRGC Aerospace Force fighters targeted the airbase where the aggression originated, and the predicted targets were destroyed,” the IRGC said in a statement cited by the semi-official Fars news agency on Monday.

Air defences in Kuwait, where the US base is located, intercepted missiles and drones as sirens sounded across the country, the state news agency KUNA reported.

In a statement, Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs condemned Iranian attacks on its territory.

“The Ministry affirms that the continuation and repetition of these aggressions undermine efforts aimed at de-escalating tensions and threaten security and stability in the region,” the statement said.

The attacks come after the United States said it carried out strikes on Iran this weekend in response to “aggressive Iranian actions that included the shootdown of a US MQ-1 drone that was operating over international waters”.

“US fighter aircraft swiftly responded by eliminating Iranian air defences, a ground control station, and two one-way attack drones that posed clear threats to ships transiting regional waters,” the Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X, adding it will continue to protect US assets and interests during the ongoing ‌ceasefire.

The attacks, the latest in several exchanges of fire in recent days, come as indirect negotiations between the US and Iran to formalise a fragile ceasefire that took effect in April continue.

There have been mixed signals about whether the two sides are close to an agreement to extend the fragile truce.

The two sides have reportedly been reviewing a potential memorandum of understanding (MoU) that would extend the ceasefire for a further 60 days and begin negotiations to end the war permanently.

According to US media reports, the MoU will state that shipping through the Strait of Hormuz is to be “unrestricted”, meaning there will be no tolls, no “harassment”, and that Iran will have 30 days to remove all sea mines.

The MoU will also reportedly include a commitment from Iran not to work towards build