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American military forces launched fresh overnight attacks against an Iranian military installation that defense officials say presented a danger to US personnel and commercial shipping vessels navigating the Strait of Hormuz, according to a US official who spoke to Reuters on Wednesday.<\/p>

The official, requesting anonymity, revealed that American forces have also destroyed several Iranian drones that presented comparable risks to regional security.<\/p>

These previously unreported military operations took place while diplomatic efforts continue to resolve a three-month conflict that has resulted in thousands of casualties and caused worldwide energy costs to surge dramatically since hostilities began February 28 with American and Israeli military actions.<\/p>

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday rejected claims from Iranian state media suggesting that Iran and Oman would share control of Strait of Hormuz shipping operations as part of a potential peace agreement. Trump stated the critical waterway would continue operating normally.<\/p>

American forces previously conducted what officials described as defensive military operations against Iran on Monday, which Iranian authorities characterized as breaking the nations’ delicate ceasefire agreement. Those US operations targeted vessels attempting to deploy mines and missile launching facilities that Central Command determined threatened American military personnel.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

American forces conducted overnight strikes on an Iranian military installation that officials say threatened US troops and shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. The attacks occurred as diplomatic efforts continue to resolve a three-month conflict that has driven up global energy costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":72882,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[832],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-72883","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world-news"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/news-1779927792353.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pbtNqq-iXx","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":64407,"url":"https:\/\/tvdelmarva.com\/wp\/iranian-military-leader-receives-new-orders-from-supreme-leader\/","url_meta":{"origin":72883,"position":0},"title":"Iranian Military Leader Receives New Orders from Supreme Leader","author":"Admin","date":"May 10, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Iran's top military commander met with Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei and received new strategic directives for military operations. 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