Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched a missile strike against a US airbase in the early hours of May 28, claiming it as direct retaliation for American air strikes near the strategic port city of Bandar Abbas. The attack landed at approximately 4:50 a.m. local time, and the IRGC wasted no time framing it as a “serious warning” against further aggression.
What happened and where
The IRGC confirmed responsibility for the strike but did not publicly identify the specific US installation it targeted. Air defense activity detected in Kuwait suggested the base may be located there, though no official confirmation has come from either side on the exact target.
The retaliatory strike came after US forces conducted air strikes near Bandar Abbas earlier that same day. Iranian sources claimed those American strikes resulted in no casualties or damage, a detail that, if accurate, makes the IRGC’s decision to escalate all the more deliberate.
The incident fits into the broader pattern of what has been called the 2026 Iran war, a series of escalating military exchanges in the region involving US and Israeli actions against Iranian targets.
