May 27, 2026 - Trump says he won’t rush Iran deal

Our live coverage has moved Get the latest on the war with Iran here. Read more All Catch Up 39 Posts Link Copied! Key developments • Fresh strikes: Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps launched an attack targeting an American air base they say was the source of US strikes on Iranian targets hours before. The US strikes targeted Iranian drones and a launch site around the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official. • War talks: US President Donald Trump said he won’t be rushed into a deal , warning that Iran’s efforts to outlast him won’t work because he doesn’t “care about the midterms.” The White House dismissed Iranian state media reports that a memorandum of understanding being negotiated would lift the US blockade of Iranian ports in exchange for the reopening of the strait . • In Lebanon: The Israeli military said it is striking Hezbollah targets in Tyre , north of the zone occupied by Israeli forces. Israel has intensified its operations in Lebanon, including strikes against over 150 sites in 24 hours. Read more Link Copied! Iran's new authority to manage Strait of Hormuz added to US sanctions list By Kathleen Magramo Iran’s newly created body to force shippers to comply with its rules around the Strait of Hormuz has been added to a US Treasury sanctions list. The Persian Gulf ⁠Strait Authority has been placed on the Treasury’s Specially Designated Nationals list, which will generally prohibit US persons from dealing with it. The Treasury said the creation of the authority was a new attempt by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to “monetize its campaign of state-sponsored terror by extorting vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz,” in a statement on Wednesday. Iran has been trying to implement a new protocol for transiting the Strait of Hormuz since effectively closing the critical waterway after the US-Israeli war with Iran began on February 28. The organization was established on May 5 as a “legal body and official representative of the Islamic Republic of Iran responsible for issuing permits and regulating maritime traffic” through the strait, the Iranian state-linked Nour News outlet said. Earlier this month, Tehran laid out a set of new rules for vessels seeking to transit the strait, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead with efforts to formalize control over the waterway in defiance of US warnings. Entitled “Vessel Information Declaration,” the document is an application form issued by the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) and must be completed by all transiting vessels to ensure safe passage. It was shared with CNN by Lloyd’s List and another shipping industry source who wished to remain anonymous. CNN’s Eleni Giokos and Tim Lister contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! Iran's revolutionary guards say they targeted a US air base By Kathleen Magramo Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) said they launched an attack targeting an American air base which they say was the source of US strikes on Iranian targets early Thursday local time, state-linked Iranian media reported. The IRGC did not specify which air base it targeted. The US has air bases in a number of nations in the Middle East region. “Following the aggression carried out at dawn today by the invading US military against a location on the outskirts of Bandar Abbas Airport using aerial projectiles, the American air base identified as the source of the attack was targeted at 4:50 a.m.,” Fars News Agency reported, citing a statement from the IRGC’s public relation’s office. The IRGC said its response was “a serious warning” to the US, saying its “aggression will not go unanswered.” Around the same time Iran said the attack was launched, Kuwait’s Army reported its air defenses were intercepting “hostile” drones and missiles , though did not state the origin of the attacks. In the early hours of Thursday morning local time, three explosions were heard to the east of Bandar Abbas, a strategic Iranian port city and naval base near the Strait of Hormuz. A US official confirmed the US military had shot down four Iranian drones and struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. CNN has sought comment from US Central Command. Read more Link Copied! Israeli military launches strikes on southern Lebanese city Tyre By Helen Regan Smoke rises following a strike in Tyre, Lebanon on Thursday. Social Media/Reuters The Israeli military said it is striking what it called was “Hezbollah infrastructure” in Tyre, an ancient coastal city in southern Lebanon. It comes after Israel issued what appeared to be its largest evacuation warning for the city, which sits on the Mediterranean coast, north of the zone occupied by Israeli forces. Israel has intensified its operations in Lebanon in recent days. On Wednesday, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said they had carried out strikes against over 150 sites targeting Iran-backed Hezbollah across southern Lebanon . Lebanon’s state-run NNA news agency also reported a deadly missile strike in the early hours of Thursday morning on an apartment building in Sidon, Lebanon’s third largest city. Mounting casualties: Lebanon has been struck repeatedly by Israel since the latest conflict with Iran erupted in late February. Lebanese health authorities say at least 3,269 people have been killed in that period with at least 9,840 wounded. Read more Link Copied! Kuwait air defenses activated after "hostile" missile and drone attacks By Kathleen Magramo Kuwaiti air defenses have been activated to confront “hostile” missile and drone attacks, the Gulf nation’s army said early Thursday local time. “The General Staff of the Army notes that any explosion sounds heard are the result of air defense systems intercepting the hostile attacks,” the Kuwait Army said in a post on X. The statement did not say where the attacks were coming from. State news agency KUNA also reported sirens blasted in the country. Read more Link Copied! Iran fires warning shots at ships trying to transit Strait of Hormuz, state-linked media reports By Kathleen Magramo Four vessels that tried to transit the Strait of Hormuz were fired upon by Iran’s military and forced to turn around early Thursday morning local time, Iranian state-linked media outlets reported. “Four vessels attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz and enter the Persian Gulf without coordinating with the security forces responsible for the strait,” multiple Iranian state-affiliated media reported on Thursday, citing a military source. “They were warned, and after ignoring the warning, warning shots were fired toward them, forcing them to turn back,” according to the reports. The Tasnim News Agency, which is affiliated with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC), reported that the IRGC Navy had fired a warning shot at “American oil tanker” forcing it to turn around. “In response,” Tasnim said, the US military “fired at a barren area near Bandar Abbas,” a strategic port city where explosions were reported early on Thursday morning local time. A US official earlier told CNN that the US military shot down four Iranian drones and struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. CNN has sought comment from US Central Command about the Iranian media reports that the US strikes were in response to the Iranian action. A maritime agency that monitors shipping in the waterway, UKMTO , has not yet notified any incidents regarding ships reporting being fired upon Thursday. Earlier this week: The US also launched strikes targeting Iranian missile launch sites and boats around the Strait of Hormuz. The US has cast both sets of strikes as being within the bounds of the ceasefire agreement, but Iran condemned the earlier attacks as a violation of the ceasefire and the IRGC warned that it will retaliate against any violations. US and Iranian forces have previously exchanged fire during the ceasefire. CNN’s Zachary Cohen contributed to this report. Read more Link Copied! US military carries out new strikes in Iran By Zachary Cohen The US military carried out new strikes in Iran , targeting a site around the Strait of Hormuz that posed a threat to US forces and commercial traffic, according to a US official. The US also shot down four Iranian attack drones that posed a threat, the official said. US forces struck an Iranian ground control station in Bandar Abbas that was about to launch a fifth drone. These actions were measured, purely defensive and intended to maintain the ceasefire, they added. Reuters first reported the strikes. This post has been updated with additional details. Read more Link Copied! Explosions heard near Iranian port close to Strait of Hormuz, IRGC-linked media reports By Mitchell McCluskey Three explosions were heard to the east of Bandar Abbas, a strategic Iranian port city and naval base near the Strait of Hormuz, Iran’s semi-official Fars News Agency reported in the early hours of Thursday. The blasts were reported at around 1:30 a.m. local time and caused the air defense systems of Bandar Abbas to be briefly activated, according to Fars, a media outlet with links to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). “The exact location and source of these sounds are still unknown, and follow-ups are continuing to determine them,” Fars reported. Read more Link Copied! Oman joins the list of countries Trump threatened and at times acted against as president Analysis By Aaron Blake Donald Trump speaks during a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Wednesday. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump has racked up an astonishing list of countries he’s both threatened to attack and actually attacked. Trump added a new entry to that list on Wednesday, threatening to strike Oman if it tries to control the Strait of Hormuz along with Iran. “Oman will behave just like everybody else, or we’ll have to blow ‘em up,” he said. He’s launched strikes in seven countries so far this term — Iran, Iraq, Nigeria, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela and Yemen — after also attacking some of those countries in his first term. That doesn’t even count the strikes on alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean. Trump has also threatened or left open the possibility of strikes against seven others this term: Canada, Colombia, Cuba, Greenland (which is part of Denmark), Mexico, Panama and now Oman. Here are some stats that show how militant Trump has been: 1 out of 13 countries: That’s how many Trump has threatened or attacked so far: 15 out of the nearly 200 countries in the world. 1 out of 11 people: Those countries account for one out of every 11 people in the world. That means one out of every 11 people on the planet has been at least somewhat worried that Trump could initiate a military strike on their country. 5 countries in the Middle East: Trump has now threatened or targeted five countries in the Middle East alone. That’s five out of fewer than 20 total countries in the Middle East. 4 continents: Trump’s threats and strikes have included countries on four of the world’s six populous continents: Africa, Asia, North America and South America. 5 potential targets for imperialism: Of the 15 countries he’s struck or threatened, he’s identified five of them as possible additions to the United States: Canada, Cuba, Greenland, Panama (specifically, the Panama Canal) and Venezuela. Read more Link Copied! Iran says 23 vessels pass the Strait of Hormuz, but ships of "hostile countries" still blocked By Rupert Neate , Yasha Saebi, Billy Stockwell , and Aida Karimi Iran said 23 vessels passed through the Strait of Hormuz under its “security protection” over the past 24 hours, but it warned earlier Wednesday that ships belonging to “hostile countries” are blocked from traversing the vital waterway, according to state-sponsored media. “Over the past 24 hours, 23 vessels — including oil tankers, container ships and other commercial vessels — passed through the Strait of Hormuz after obtaining authorization, in coordination with and under the security protection of the IRGC Navy,”