Drones and missiles were intercepted over Kuwait on Thursday, the kingdom’s authorities said Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted a US airbase in the region on Thursday in response to new strikes, marking the second armed clash between the rivals this week. The latest confrontation began with reports of explosions shortly after midnight in Iran’s southern port city of Bandar Abbas, which is home to a naval base. In a statement to the media, a US official said American forces shot down four Iranian kamikaze drones that “posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz” and had also struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that “was about to launch a fifth drone.” The official described the actions as “measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire.” Hours later, several missiles and drones were intercepted over Kuwait, the kingdom’s Defense Ministry said.…