‘Peace President’ Trump Strikes Iran Some More as Deal Talks Stall

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The U.S. has launched fresh strikes against Iran just days after President Donald Trump suggested that a breakthrough deal was near.

The U.S. carried out strikes against an Iranian military site that posed a threat to American troops and commercial traffic in the Strait of Hormuz, a U.S. official told https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-new-strikes-iran-against-military-site-official-says-2026-05-27/" rel="" target="_self" title="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-carries-out-new-strikes-iran-against-military-site-official-says-2026-05-27/">Reuters.

U.S. forces also reportedly downed multiple Iranian-launched drones earlier on Wednesday, the official said.

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