An F-35B Lighting II assigned to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 121 takes off from the flight deck of the American-class amphibious assault ship Tripoli (LHA 7) on May 13, 2026.
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U.S. Central Command announced Monday that Iran launched two ballistic missiles overnight targeting U.S. forces in Kuwait. This is the latest in a series of attacks that further undermine a futile ceasefire.
The missile, launched at 11pm ET on Sunday night, was successfully intercepted and no U.S. military personnel were harmed, CENTCOM said on XPost.
“U.S. Central Command remains vigilant and will continue to protect U.S. forces from Iranian aggression while supporting the ongoing ceasefire,” the post said.
Kuwait’s foreign ministry condemned the attack in a statement, calling it a “dangerous escalation” and asserting the country’s right to take the necessary steps to hold Iran “fully responsible for its heinous aggression.”
The missile attack comes after CENTCOM conducted “self-defense strikes against Iranian radar and drone command and control sites” over the weekend in response to a previous Iranian invasion, which included the “downing of a U.S. MQ-1 drone operating in international waters.”
“U.S. warplanes quickly responded by taking out Iranian air defenses, ground control stations, and two one-way attack drones that posed a clear threat to ships passing through regional waters,” Centcom said, adding that there were no casualties to U.S. forces.
The active exchanges between the United States and Iran come as Israel steps up its military offensive against the Iranian-backed militia Hezbollah in Lebanon.
Iran has repeatedly said that Israeli attacks in Lebanon constitute a violation of the ceasefire with the United States. The ceasefire began as a two-week suspension in mid-April and was later extended indefinitely by President Donald Trump.
“It is clear that a ceasefire between Iran and the United States is a ceasefire on all fronts, including Lebanon,” Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told XPost on Monday morning.
“That violation on one front is a ceasefire violation on all fronts. The United States and Israel are responsible for the consequences of the violation,” he wrote.
