Iran war briefing: Tehran warns of ‘more decisive’ response if US strikes continue

WorldPolitics
28 May 2026 • 2:45 PM MYT
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Iran war briefing: Tehran warns of ‘more decisive’ response if US strikes continue

  • Iran says it has targeted a US air base in retaliation for fresh American strikes on an Iranian naval base and airport in the Strait.
  • Iran's Revolutionary Guard is warning that any further US aggression will draw ‌a "more decisive" ​response.
  • Kuwait's ​army said on Thursday that its air defences were intercepting hostile missile and drone threats, but did not say ⁠where they were coming from.
  • All of Iran's frozen assets must be released and returned without conditions, the country’s deputy secretary of the supreme nation council has demanded.
  • US President Donald Trump has threatened to “blow up” Oman in response to reports that the country, along with Iran, would control shipping through the Strait of Hormuz as part of the deal to end the Middle East war.

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