LIVE BLOG28 May 2026 | 07:31:12 AM ISTUS-Iran warSynopsisIran-US war live news updates: Iran’s Tasnim news agency, citing an unnamed military source, claimed US forces fired at land near Bandar Abbas after the IRGC confronted a “US oil tanker” attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz. The report said no casualties or damage were recorded. The incident comes amid escalating tensions and repeated clashes around the strategic waterway.Iran-US war live news updates: Iran’s Tasnim news agency on Thursday claimed that US forces fired at areas around Bandar Abbas after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confronted what it described as a “US oil tanker” attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.Citing an unnamed military source, Tasnim said no casualties or damage were reported in the incident. Iranian authorities did not immediately provide further details about the tanker or the nature of the confrontation.The reported exchange comes as tensions remain high in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global energy chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies pass. Recent days have seen multiple reports of drone interceptions, strikes and maritime confrontations involving US and Iranian forces near Bandar Abbas. Show more Show less1 New UpdateTrump says he can outwait Iran, dismisses midterm election pressureU.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday he was unconcerned about the political fallout of an extended conflict with Iran, and that Iranian leaders had miscalculated if they thought the November midterm elections would force him into a deal. Read moreTrump’s bind deepens with Hormuz shut and hawks pushing warAs President Donald Trump continues to suggest a deal with Iran is close, he finds himself caught between two extremes: Tehran’s demand for financial relief and an end to attacks, and pressure from Republican hawks to “finish the job” — or at least not to sign a bad deal. Read moreUS fires near Bandar Abbas after IRGC confronts tanker in Hormuz, Iranian media saysIran’s Tasnim news agency on Thursday claimed that US forces fired at areas around Bandar Abbas after the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) confronted what it described as a “US oil tanker” attempting to transit the Strait of Hormuz.Citing an unnamed military source, Tasnim said no casualties or damage were reported in the incident. Iranian authorities did not immediately provide further details about the tanker or the nature of the confrontation.The reported exchange comes as tensions remain high in and around the Strait of Hormuz, the critical global energy chokepoint through which roughly a fifth of the world’s oil and gas supplies pass. Recent days have seen multiple reports of drone interceptions, strikes and maritime confrontations involving US and Iranian forces near Bandar Abbas.