Iran-US war latest: Tehran retaliates after Trump orders fresh strikes on military sites
Iran says it has targeted a US air base in retaliation for fresh American strikes on an Iranian naval base and airport in the Strait of Hormuz.
Donald Trump’s military launched more strikes late on Wednesday targeting a military site that was believed to have posed a threat to American forces and commercial traffic in the Strait, a US official told Reuters. The US said it was intent on continuing a fragile ceasefire.
Iran's Revolutionary Guard said it attacked a base without specifying which one, and warned that any further US aggression would draw a "more decisive" response. The attacks came after Trump said he was not yet satisfied with a deal with Iran.
“Iran is very much intent, they want very much to make a deal,” he said at a White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday. “So far they haven't gotten there ... we're not satisfied with it, but we will be. We will be either that or we’ll have to just finish the job”.
Meanwhile, Kuwait's army said on Thursday that its air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone threats, but did not say where they were coming from.
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An Israeli soldier was killed while two reservists suffered injuries in a drone attack by Hezbollah in northern Israel, close to the border with Lebanon.
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Separately, the Israeli military said it intercepted an apparent Hezbollah drone over an area of southern Lebanon where Israeli troops are operating.
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Donald Trump has now threatened to blow up Oman after claiming that no single country would have control over the Strait of Hormuz.
"Nobody's going to control it," Trump said, responding to reports that Iran and Oman would control shipping through Hormuz as part of the deal to end the war.
Trump added: "It's international waters and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up. They understand that, they'll be fine."
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Oil prices jumped about 2 per cent in early trading after the US military launched additional strikes overnight on an Iranian military site, escalating tensions even as Washington and Tehran negotiate to end their three-month conflict.
Brent crude futures rose $1.90, or 2.02 per cent, to $96.19 a barrel, while the more active August contract gained $1.64 or 1.78 per cent, to $93.89.
The July contract is set to expire on Friday.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar28 May 2026 04:49US imposes sanctions on Iranian agency controlling Hormuz shipping
The Trump administration has placed additional sanctions on Iran as part of a sprawling economic pressure campaign during the war, this time targeting the country’s newly created agency that is trying to control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The sanctions were announced last night after US forces carried out strikes on an Iranian military facility after downing Iranian attack drones.
“The Iranian military’s latest attempt to extort global maritime trade is proof that Economic Fury has left the regime desperate for cash,” treasury secretary Scott Bessent said in a statement.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar28 May 2026 04:31Breaking: Iran's Revolutionary says it struck American base in response to attacks
Iran's Revolutionary Guard has warned the US this morning that any further attacks would trigger "a more decisive" response.
The US military carried out new strikes targeting an Iranian drone operation that posed a threat to US forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, an American official said.
The Revolutionary Guard, which is separate from the Iranian military, said it targeted a US airbase in response to the attack near Bandar Abbas airport.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar28 May 2026 04:29US shoots down Iranian drones near Strait of Hormuz
US forces have shot down four Iranian drones around the Strait of Hormuz after Donald Trump's military launched a fresh wave of strikes this morning.
The US military has also struck a ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone, Reuters reported.
“These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” an unnamed US official said.
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar28 May 2026 04:19Kuwait says air defences intercepting hostile missile and drones
Kuwait's army said this morning that its air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone threats, but did not say where the attacks were coming from.
The army said any sounds of explosions heard in the country were the result of air-defence systems intercepting the attacks.
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