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  "publishedAt": "2026-05-28T04:24:18.000Z",
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  "textContent": "\n\n\n\nIran's Revolutionary Guards struck an American base on Thursday in retaliation for US strikes on the country's south, state broadcaster IRIB reported.\n\nThe attack came hours after US forces downed four Iranian drones and hit a ground control station near Bandar Abbas, the latest escalation as fragile peace negotiations continue.\n\n### What did Iran's Revolutionary Guards strike and why?\n\nIran's Revolutionary Guards said they targeted the American air base that launched strikes against a site near Bandar Abbas Airport.\n\nThe retaliatory strike occurred at 4:50am local time (0120 GMT), according to IRIB. Kuwait, a US ally, separately confirmed it had come under missile and drone attack the same morning.\n\n### What US strikes prompted the Iranian retaliation?\n\nUS Central Command forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat near the Strait of Hormuz, a US official told AFP on condition of anonymity.\n\nAmerican forces also struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was preparing to launch a fifth drone. The strikes were described by the US as acts of self-defense.\n\nThree loud explosions were reported in Bandar Abbas in the early hours of Thursday. This followed earlier US strikes on Monday, which Iran had publicly acknowledged without immediately retaliating.\n\nDespite those strikes, Iranian officials said on Wednesday that a return to full-scale war was unlikely, even as they warned their military was \"lying in wait\".\n\n### Where do US-Iran peace deal talks stand?\n\nThe mixed signals have cast doubt over diplomatic efforts to formally end the war, which began on February 28 with US-Israeli strikes on Iran.\n\nPresident Donald Trump said at a White House cabinet meeting on Wednesday that Iran wanted a deal but had not yet reached one. \"Either that or we'll have to just finish the job,\" he said.\n\nA central sticking point in the negotiations is the Strait of Hormuz, which Tehran has effectively closed to international shipping. Iran's Revolutionary Guards navy said on Wednesday that only vessels willing to comply with Iranian orders could pass through.\n\nEconomists have warned that prolonged disruption to the strait could sustain elevated energy prices, drive inflation, and pressure central banks to raise interest rates.\n\nOil markets reflected the uncertainty. Benchmark contracts fell more than five percent on Wednesday after hopes of an imminent deal emerged, only to recover sharply after the new strikes were reported on Thursday.\n\n### What is happening in Lebanon as the Iran war continues?\n\nOn the Lebanon front of the conflict, Israel issued fresh evacuation orders to residents of the southern city of Tyre on Thursday, declaring all areas south of the Zahrani River as \"combat zones.\" The river lies roughly 40 kilometers from the Israeli border.\n\nMany residents fled toward Tyre following the warning, according to AFP journalists on the ground.\n\nIsraeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to \"crush\" Hezbollah, while army chief Lieutenant Colonel Eyal Zamir said Israel was intensifying operations against the group.\n\nAn April 17 ceasefire in Lebanon has done little to halt fighting between Israel and Hezbollah, which entered the conflict in early March following the death of Iran's supreme leader.\n\nIran has insisted any peace accord must include Lebanon, a condition that has complicated negotiations between Tehran and Washington, which are being mediated by Pakistan.\n\n### Did Trump warn Oman over the Strait of Hormuz?\n\nTrump appeared to direct a warning at Oman, a US ally and key mediator in the conflict, when asked about a possible arrangement allowing Iran and Oman to jointly manage the strait.\n\n\"The strait is going to be open to everybody,\" Trump said. \"It's international waters and Oman will behave just like everybody else or we'll have to blow them up.\" The White House did not clarify whether Trump had misspoken.\n\nUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Tuesday that a deal remained within reach but that the Hormuz would be reopened \"one way or the other.\" Iran and the United States have continued to negotiate through Pakistani mediation, though neither side has shown willingness to compromise on the two core issues: Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program.\n\n### How are Iranians responding to the conflict?\n\nIranian authorities partially restored access to the global internet this week after a three-month shutdown, a move seen by some as a signal of cautious normalcy. Residents of Tehran expressed relief alongside anxiety.\n\n\"I do feel better now because I finally can use my favorite applications,\" said Hana, a 20-year-old student who gave only her first name. \"At the same time, I have this concern that war might resume any minute.\"\n\nAmir, a 27-year-old software developer in the capital, said uncertainty dominated daily life despite talk of a deal. \"I feel like nothing is certain yet,\" he said. \"The daily question is: Will there be missile strikes tonight?\"",
  "title": "Iran's Revolutionary Guards strike US base in retaliation for southern Iran attacks"
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