Iran fired missiles at Kuwait in latest challenge to fragile ceasefire: US military

The US military said that Kuwait had intercepted missiles launched by Iran on late Wednesday night, calling the Iranian attack on one of the US top allies in the Persian Gulf an "egregious ceasefire violation."

The attack on Kuwait was the latest flare-up to shake the fragile ceasefire reached last month between the US and Iran.

Kuwait had earlier announced an attack on its territory, and Iran announced it had retaliated after strikes earlier in the week on a US base in a Gulf state it did not name.

The Iranian strike came after, earlier in the week, the US said it had struck Iranian missile launch sites, minelaying boats and attack drones it said posed threats near the blockaded Strait of Hormuz.