On Sunday, May 10, Jordan’s Foreign Ministry denounced the drone strike on Kuwait, labeling it a serious violation of international law and the United Nations Charter, according to Roya News. Kuwait’s military had reported earlier that morning that hostile drones had entered its airspace at dawn and been intercepted. No casualties or damage were reported from the Kuwaiti incident.
Kuwait’s Military Statement
The Kuwaiti military posted a statement on X confirming the drone intrusion. “At dawn today, the armed forces detected a number of hostile drones in Kuwaiti airspace, which were dealt with in accordance with established procedures,” the general staff of the army said, without specifying the origin of the drones.
Kuwaiti authorities did not disclose the number of drones intercepted, and no casualties or damage were reported. The Kuwait military’s statement added that “the armed forces affirm their full readiness to maintain the security of the homeland and the safety of citizens and residents.”
Jordan’s Condemnation
Jordan’s Foreign Ministry issued a swift condemnation, calling the attack a violation of Kuwait’s sovereignty. According to Roya News, the ministry described the incident as a “criminal attack” and affirmed Jordan’s solidarity with Kuwait, expressing support for all measures taken to protect Kuwaiti sovereignty and the safety of its citizens.
The condemnation follows a consistent pattern from Amman. Jordan’s Foreign Ministry reaffirmed the Kingdom’s “absolute solidarity with the government and people of Kuwait” and underlined Jordan’s firm rejection and condemnation of all violations of state sovereignty and attempts to threaten regional security and stability, in similar language used after a separate April attack.
Wider Attacks Across the Gulf on May 10
On the same morning, The Kuwait drone incident was reported across the Gulf. The United Arab Emirates said it intercepted two Iranian drones in its airspace on Sunday, with the Defense Ministry reporting no casualties. It came the same day a drone strike started a small blaze aboard a commercial ship off the coast of Qatar.
The UAE’s Defense Ministry said that since the onset of the Iranian attacks during the war, its air defence systems have engaged a total of 551 ballistic missiles, 29 cruise missiles, and 2,265 UAVs.
The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps vowed a “heavy assault” on U.S. bases across the Middle East if Iran’s oil tankers faced attack in the Strait of Hormuz, saying: “Any attack on Iranian tankers and commercial vessels will result in a heavy assault on one of the American centres in the region and enemy ships.”
Iran’s Response to the U.S. Peace Proposal
Iran’s leadership sent a response to the latest U.S. peace proposal to mediators in Pakistan on Sunday, Iranian state media reported. Washington had been formally awaiting Tehran’s reply to a proposal to end the war, reopen the Strait of Hormuz to shipping, and roll back Iran’s nuclear programme.
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said Sunday that he received a call from his Qatari counterpart, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, during which the two leaders discussed the evolving regional situation and reviewed ongoing peace efforts.
Background
Iran, the United States, and Israel reached a ceasefire on April 8 after 40 days of fighting that started with U.S.-Israeli joint attacks on Tehran and other Iranian cities on February 28, prompting Iran’s retaliatory strikes on Israel and U.S. interests in the Middle East. Despite the ceasefire, drone and missile attacks on Gulf states have continued. A senior U.S. official confirmed that American forces struck Iran’s Qeshm port and Bandar Abbas on Thursday, insisting the operation did not mark a restart of the war. Gulf countries, including Kuwait, host U.S. military bases and have been targeted repeatedly during the conflict. Jordan has no shared border with Kuwait but has consistently issued condemnation statements in support of Gulf states attacked during the war, including a joint statement with the U.S., UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and Bahrain in March condemning Iran’s missile and drone strikes across the region, according to the U.S. State Department.
What Happens Next
The statement from Jordan’s Foreign Ministry did not include any specific follow-up measures, limiting its response to a condemnation of the incident and an expression of solidarity. Kuwait has not publicly attributed the May 10 drone attack to any specific actor as of Sunday. U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Mike Waltz urged the UN Security Council to adopt a resolution condemning Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz on Sunday. Washington continues to await a substantive Iranian response to its war-ending proposal, with the ceasefire formally maintained by the Trump administration despite the ongoing incidents. Further drone and missile activity across the Gulf is expected as long as the dual blockade — Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz and the U.S. naval blockade of Iranian ports — remains unresolved.
