[SMM News Flash] Iranian Media Confirmed US Military Opened Fire; Earlier Revolutionary Guards Confronted US Oil Tanker

Published: May 28, 2026 13:45

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On May 28, according to Iran's Tasnim News Agency citing a military source, US forces opened fire in the Bandar Abbas area near the Strait of Hormuz in Iran, after Iran's Revolutionary Guards confronted a US oil tanker attempting to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. There were no reports of casualties or losses so far.

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