Is there a ceasefire with Iran? It’s hard to tell with both countries conducting strikes on each other seemingly every other day. Yesterday, once again, the United States conducted “self-defense” strikes on Iran, and Iran responded with an attack on American assets in Kuwait. The Economist reports:
America launched new strikes on Iran, but again claimed they were “purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire”. USCentral Command said its forces had shot down drones launched from southern Iran. Soon after, Kuwait said it was “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks”; Iran said it had targeted an “American airbase” but did not specify where. Oil prices jumped in response to the fighting.
US Central Command explained the situation via X.com:
At 10:17 p.m. ET on May 27, Iran launched a ballistic missile toward Kuwait that was successfully intercepted by Kuwaiti forces. This egregious ceasefire violation by the Iranian regime occurred hours after Iranian forces launched five one-way attack drones that posed a clear…
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 28, 2026
Trump once again reiterated his position that the United States will only make a “great” deal with Iran, and that if such a deal weren’t possible, he is willing to maintain the status quo.
.@POTUS on Iran: “We can make a good deal right now, but maybe not a great deal — and if it’s not a great deal, we’re not making it.” pic.twitter.com/TOQrMMcL5Y
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 27, 2026
.@POTUS on Iran: “They’re starting to give us the things that they have to give us — and if they do, that’s great, and if they won’t, then the man on my left is going to finish them off.” pic.twitter.com/MzouOlXy2E
— Rapid Response 47 (@RapidResponse47) May 27, 2026
