Iranian media reported warning strikes on ships attempting to pass Hormuz
The Iranian military launched missile strikes to thwart an attempt to cross the Strait of Ormcuz, local news agencies reported / Photo: DIA TV / Shutterstock.com
Iran's armed forces fired warning shots at four commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz area late Thursday night, May 28, local news agency Mahr reported, cited by Al Jazeera. It said the vessels were "trying to pass through the strait without coordination."
A little earlier, Iran's state-run Fars news agency reported that the country's armed forces fired missiles at unspecified targets, CNBC reported. According to the semi-official Tasnim news agency, the country's air defense assets destroyed a "hostile aircraft" in the coastal province of Bushehr.
The missile strikes in southern Iran came to light just hours after several media outlets, including Bloomberg and Axios, quoted sources as saying that Washington and Tehran had tentatively agreed on a memorandum of understanding. The document is supposed to extend the truce for 60 days and kick-start further talks on Iran's nuclear program. The terms also include "unrestricted" shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
The price of benchmark Brent crude oil fell by more than 1% to about $93 per barrel on May 28. Reports of Iranian strikes did not support it.
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