The US military carried out new strikes in Iran Wednesday, targeting a military site that threatened American troops and commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz.
“Today, US Central Command Forces shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones that posed a threat around the Strait of Hormuz,” a US official said in a statement.
“US forces also struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone,” the official added.
The US military carried out new strikes in Iran Wednesday, targeting a military site that threatened American troops and commercial shipping traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS
President Trump holding a meeting with members of his Cabinet as the US and Iran creep closer to a deal. Samuel Corum – Pool via CNP/Shutterstock
In retaliation, Iranian forces claimed to have “targeted” a US airbase, according to state-run media.
The report did not indicate which US base was fired upon, but Kuwait’s military said its air defenses were “confronting hostile missile and drone attacks,” late Wednesday. There were no reports of damage or injuries.
The Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) warned that any repeat of what they called aggression would draw a “more decisive” response.
The downed Iranian drones were reportedly targeting a US commercial ship in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Axios.
Tasnim News Agency – affiliated with the IRGC – reported that the Iranian Navy had fired a warning shot at an “American oil tanker,” according to CNN.
Iranian military sources told other state-run news outlets that “warning shots” were fired at four vessels in total that attempted to transit the strait without permission.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implements a maritime blockade against an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to sail toward an Iranian port, April 26, 2026 U.S. Central Command Public Affairs
Despite the skirmish, the fragile cease-fire that has been in place since April 8 is still considered to be holding.
“These actions were measured, purely defensive, and intended to maintain the ceasefire,” the US official said.
There have been at least two dozen attacks in and around the Strait of Hormuz since the war with Iran began.
Tehran has effectively shut down the key oil chokepoint with repeated attacks and threats on cargo ships and tankers that tried to sail through.
The US strikes were first reported by Reuters.
Reuters reported that drones launched from Iran were intercepted by the US. See new posts, Conversation, U.S. Central Command
The 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.
Those attacks also took out a surface-to-air missile site in Bandar Abbas.
The missile site based at Iran’s primary naval station was reportedly targeting US warplanes, according to CENTCOM.
Wednesday’s clash also come as US and Iranian negotiators work to finalize a memorandum of understanding that would reopen the key waterway to international shipping — without tolls — and allow additional time for an agreement on the fate of Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles.
President Trump warned earlier Wednesday that if a deal is not agreed to, “we’ll have to just finish the job” militarily.
The latest strikes occurred after Iranian ships reportedly were laying mines across the Strait of Hormuz. REUTERS
US and Iranian negotiators are trying to come to an agreement that would reopen the Strait of Hormuz — as the fate of the deal involves Iran’s highly enriched uranium stockpiles. US NAVY/AFP via Getty Images
Trump also chided the regime for thinking “they were going to out-wait me,” and argued they were “negotiating on fumes” in the wake of the destruction of their air force, navy and the deaths of key leaders since the initial US and Israeli strikes on Feb. 28.
“I think it looks like they want to just make a deal,” the president said during a cabinet meeting at the White House. “I don’t think they have a choice.”
With Post wires
