28/05/2026
In fresh escalation in the war between the United States and Iran, the American forces on Wednesday struck Iran for the second time in a week on Wednesday and claimed that the strike was done in self defence after they observed some aggressive activity from the forces of the other side.
Giving an idea of the extent of this escalation, two US armed forces officials told news agency The Associated Press that they shot down four Iranian drones and attacked a base from where a fifth drone was about to be launched. The officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, claimed that the Iranian drones posed threat to the Strait of Hormuz, a key trade waterway that has become a central point in the war that completes three months today.
According to a US official, who spoke to Reuters, the military site that they from where they claimed a fifth drone was going to be launched was an Iranian ground control station in Iran's Bandar Abbas.
"These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire," Reuters claimed the official as saying.
This strike comes after Trump, during a Cabinet meeting, had asserted that both the sides were nearing a deal and that Iran is "negotiating on fumes".
Hours after US' fresh strikes on Iranian drones near the Strait of Hormuz, sirens sounded across Kuwait which came under drone and missiles threat.
Kuwait armed forces general command said that the country's air defences was intercepting hostile missile and drone attacks. In a caution message to its citizens, the armed forces said that if explosion sounds are heard, they are the result of air defense systems intercepting hostile attacks.
"We call on everyone to adhere to the security and safety instructions issued by the competent authorities," they added.
