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Escalation in Iran

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Liz Wolfe | 5.27.2026 9:30 AM

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Back in business: Tensions appear to be mounting again between the U.S. and Iran.

Yesterday, Iran accused the U.S. of a "grave violation" after our military launched new strikes on missile sites and boats that were trying to place mines in southern Iran. U.S. Central Command characterized these actions as "self-defense"—merely an effort "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces" but Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) disagreed: They fired at several U.S. drones and a fighter jet that entered their airspace.

The two countries had been on the verge of an agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

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