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The United States renewed strikes on Iran over the night of May 27 and 28, hitting a military site that posed a threat to American forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters.
The official said that the U.S. military has also intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian drones that posed a similar threat.
The report came shortly after Iranian media reported that three explosions were heard east of the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas. Iranian media said that air defenses were activated for several minutes and that authorities were following up to determine the origin of the sounds.
Around the same time, Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB reported that the Islamic Republic fired at four ships attempting to cross the Strait of Hormuz.
“Four vessels attempted to cross the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf without coordination with the security forces,” IRIB posted on Telegram.
“They were warned, but after they ignored the warning, warning shots were fired at them, forcing them to return,” it added.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced later that it had targeted an American air base in response to the strikes on Badar Abbas.
“Following this morning’s aggression by the invading US military against a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport using aerial projectiles, the American air base that served as the source of the attack was targeted,” the IRGC said in a statement.
The Kuwaiti military announced around the same time that it was responding to missile and drone attacks, with reports suggesting that Ali Al Salem Air Base, which hosts American forces, was targeted.
Iran’s foreign ministry condemned what it called violations by the U.S., and vowed that the Islamic Republic would “take all necessary measures to defend its national sovereignty.” He also expressed solidarity with Oman after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to “blow them up” yesterday if they don’t “behave.”
A day earlier, Trump dismissed an Iranian state media report that Iran and Oman would jointly manage shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as part of a peace deal. He said that the waterway would remain open.
Talks between the U.S. and Iran gained momentum in recent days, but despite optimism, a momentum of understanding is yet to be reached. Control over the Strait of Hormuz — responsible for around 20 percent of global oil and liquified natural gas shipments — remains one big point of disagreement.
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