Iranian Revolutionary Guard Says "Retaliatory Strike on U.S. Air Force Base"... Believed to Target Kuwait Base (Update)

"Stronger Response If Attacks Continue"
U.S. Military Base in Kuwait Hit

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The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) of Iran announced on May 28 (local time) that it had attacked a U.S. Air Force base in retaliation for a U.S. airstrike. As reports emerged that Kuwait had been targeted by an Iranian missile attack on the same day, it is presumed that an attack was carried out on a U.S. military base within Kuwait.

According to Iranian dissident media outlet Iran International, the IRGC stated in a press release, "We attacked a U.S. Air Force base in retaliation for the hostile U.S. attack in the Bandar Abbas area" and added, "If the United States launches additional attacks, there will be even stronger responses." However, the IRGC did not specify which U.S. military base was targeted.

Nevertheless, as reports indicated that a missile attack took place in Kuwaiti airspace, where U.S. military bases are located, it is believed that Ali Al Salem Air Base, which hosts U.S. troops in Kuwait, may have been the target of the airstrike.

According to AFP, the Kuwaiti military stated via the social networking service X (formerly Twitter) on the same day, "The Kuwaiti air defense system is currently responding to hostile missile and drone attacks," adding that "any explosions heard within the country are the result of the air defense system intercepting enemy attacks." However, the military did not specify who was responsible for the attack.

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