US Centcom says Iran launched ‘ceasefire violation’ on Kuwait

US Central Command has accused Iran of launching a missile at US bases in Kuwait, which it says was “successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces”. 

In a post to X, US Centcom claimed this amounted to an “egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime”, despite the US having attacked Iran’s Bandar Abbas port prior to Iran’s retaliation on Kuwait, during ongoing peace negotiations.

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