Iran Targets American Air Base In Kuwait After U.S. Strikes, Ceasefire Extension Pending Trump Approval

A tentative 60-day memorandum of understanding was reached to extend the ceasefire and begin negotiations with Iran over its nuclear program, but it was pending President Donald Trump’s approval, U.S. sources said.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said, "The teams have been going back and forth," as he addressed whether a deal was on the table during a White House briefing.

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In parallel, Iran accused the U.S. of another ceasefire violation and said it retaliated by targeting an American base after the Pentagon said Kuwait intercepted an incoming Iranian missile.

NBC News reported that Iran fired a missile at an American air base in Kuwait on Thursday just hours after the United States attacked the Islamic Republic, and Kuwait shot down the ballistic missile with no damage or casualties reported.

The BBC said the renewed hostilities threaten a fragile ceasefire between Washington and Tehran after the IRGC targeted an American air base in the region following fresh U.S. strikes on southern Iran overnight.

NBC News said Iran targeted a U.S. base responsible for strikes late Wednesday in Bandar Abbas, while Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs denounced what it called “heinous Iranian attacks” on its territory.

Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister Kazem Gharibabadi told NBC News that U.S. attacks were “provocations” that “certainly constitute a violation of the ceasefire.”

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At a Cabinet meeting, Trump warned Oman and said, "Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up," as NBC News described Iran’s chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz causing a global economic shock.

The BBC reported that US Central Command called Iran’s attack on Kuwait an "egregious ceasefire violation" that occurred "hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones".

In response to the latest escalation, the IRGC said it targeted "the source" of earlier US strikes on Iran, according to state broadcaster IRIB as quoted by the BBC.

Oil prices turned lower Thursday after U.S. and Iranian negotiators apparently reached an agreement to extend the ceasefire, with CNBC reporting Brent crude futures fell 58 cents to close at $93.71 per barrel and West Texas Intermediate futures added 22 cents to $88.90 per barrel.

CNBC said the Revolutionary Guard targeted a U.S. air base at around 4:50 a.m. local time, and it described the attack as coming after American forces launched fresh strikes in Iran against a military site believed to threaten U.S. troops and commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.

The BBC reported that the U.S. imposed sanctions on the "Persian Gulf Strait Authority" and said any ships that pay the authority could be "exposed to the risk of sanctions," while Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned Oman that Washington would not "tolerate any effort to impose a tolling system in the waterway."

CBS News said Bessent pointed to Tehran’s efforts to charge ships to transit the Strait of Hormuz as evidence the Trump administration was “desperate for cash,” and it said he warned other nations that paying Iran would violate U.S. sanctions.

The BBC added that protracted negotiations have been taking place to end the three-month war that has choked traffic in the Strait of Hormuz and caused global energy prices to shoot up, with Trump telling reporters, "Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we'll have to blow them up."