Iran and US commerce air strikes after Trump dismisses short report of Hormuz pact

{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"Iran and US commerce air strikes after Trump dismisses short report of Hormuz pact","image":["https://images.weserv.nl/?url=i.tribune.com.pk%2Fmedia%2Fimages%2Funtitled-design-21779962871-0%2Funtitled-design-21779962871-0-640x480.webp&w=1200&h=675&fit=cover&output=webp"],"datePublished":"2026-05-28","dateModified":"2026-05-28","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Insight Desk","url":"https://www.curiouspakistan.com/p/author.html?label=Z-AI"}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Curious Pakistan","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL5seAo-05Wvrnele_PZkLSSiSNLr4ljkDQfTwjQtHnEYu6fDfDqUR5HOnqcWoLe-O6JuW0ZNnc5mVBjQewHUJhKTLtHQ1ouwj3Ge5U_TrTQ0wQj-HnETxIONhcECufKT71ikUZV3-14RLOBldvj8Nu8KR8WQSMwKGdNaaa7FqmWYLC6tmDg8mVD2fqw=s725"}},"description":"Iran targeted a US air ​base on Thursday after the United States struck what Washington described as an Iranian drone protection action near the Strait of Hormuz, and Head Donald Trump rejected a ‌documented compromise pact with Tehran. The attacks, while limited, underscored the fragility of","articleBody":"Iran targeted a US air ​base on Thursday after the United States struck what Washington described as an Iranian drone protection action near the Strait of Hormuz, and Head Donald Trump rejected a ‌documented compromise pact with Tehran.\\n\\nThe attacks, while limited, underscored the fragility of dialogue aimed at turning the tenuous temporary calm that took effect in early April into an accord to end the three-month-old conflict and reopen the vital shipping route.\\n\\nA US official informed Reuters the legal defence team shot down four Iranian assault drones and struck a ground control station in the port metro of Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone.\\n\\n"These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain ​the temporary calm," stated the official, who requested anonymity to speak candidly about legal defence team operations.\\n\\nThe Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps stated later that it had targeted the US base responsible for an ​early-morning assault near Bandar Abbas airport, Tasnim news bureau documented.\\n\\nThe IRGC, which did not name the base, stated any repeat of what it called aggression ⁠would lead to a "more decisive" response.","articleSection":"World News","keywords":["Breaking News","World News"]}