Wiki CommonsThe elusive peace and the ubiquitous clashes.After the peace negotiations between the US and Iran seemed to be hours away from the signing of a successful peace agreement, disagreements ended up pushing it back into tough negotiations.So, after a skirmish in the Strait of Hormuz a few days ago, today (27), another exchange of fire involved US and Iranian forces.Three blasts were heard over the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas on the Strait of Hormuz, according to Fars News, as air defenses were ‘activated for a few minutes’.SCOOP! US military carries out new strikes in Iran, this time against a military site that posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official tells Reuters. The U.S. military has also intercepted drones being launched from Iran today.…— Phil Stewart (@phildstewart) May 27, 2026Reuters reported:“The U.S. military carried out new strikes overnight in Iran targeting a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told Reuters on Wednesday.The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the U.S. military has also intercepted and shot down multiple Iranian drones that posed a similar threat.The U.S. military strikes, which have not been previously reported, came during negotiations to end a three-month-old war that has killed thousands and sent global energy prices sharply higher since it began on February 28 with U.S. and Israeli attacks.” JUST NOW — CONFIRMED: The Pentagon has confirmed that the US Military has launched new strikes on Iranian targets.US strikes in Iran targeted a military site that officials believed posed a threat to U.S. forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz,… pic.twitter.com/SlI9dyQadq— The Patriot Oasis (@ThePatriotOasis) May 28, 2026The New York Post reported:“US Central Command and the Pentagon did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.The latest strikes follow “self-defense strikes” launched by the US military on Monday against Iranian boats that were reportedly laying mines in the Strait of Hormuz.”UPDATE—Iran is reporting new explosions in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz — the same strategic area where the US previously carried out self-defense strikes targeting Iranian threats to regional shipping and security. https://t.co/EuUO6ZPxQz pic.twitter.com/1VWGS1MpK6— Mossad Commentary (@MOSSADil) May 27, 2026A senior U.S. official said Iran fired 4 one-way drones at a U.S. commercial ship. The U.S. military shot down the drones and attacked another Iranian drone launching unit on the ground before it launched, the official added— Barak Ravid (@BarakRavid) May 27, 2026Read more:U.S. Military Launches Precision “Self-Defense Strikes” in Southern Iran – Neutralizing IRGC Threats to American Troops After Radical Regime’s Latest Provocations/*! This file is auto-generated */!function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i