U.S. Launches Additional Strikes on Iranian Military Base After Three Days... Explosions Heard Near Hormuz

As the peace negotiations between the United States and Iran near their final stages, the sound of explosions was heard again in a city near the Strait of Hormuz, just three days after a previous incident.

According to Iran's Fars News Agency and others on May 28, at around 1:30 a.m. that day, three explosions were heard to the east of Bandar Abbas, a southern port city in Iran, which prompted the activation of the air defense system for several minutes.

Ships near Bandar Abbas in the Strait of Hormuz, Iran. Photo by Reuters-Yonhap News

Authorities are investigating the cause of the explosions.

CNN, citing U.S. officials, reported that on this day, the U.S. military carried out new airstrikes targeting facilities near the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, which posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial shipping. The U.S. also shot down four Iranian attack drones in the operation. The official said that a fifth drone was about to be launched from an Iranian ground control base in Bandar Abbas targeted by the U.S. military, adding that this action was limited in scope and purely defensive, intended to maintain the ceasefire.

This is the first time in three days that the sound of explosions has been heard in southern Iran. On May 25, the U.S. Central Command announced that it had conducted airstrikes against targets including Iranian missile launch sites near the Strait of Hormuz, as part of its right to self-defense.

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