Air Delivered event in Iran, Islamic Republic of on Thu 28th May 2026

28th May 2026

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No US aircraft were shot down near Bushehr, Iran, despite a claim made on Iranian state TV, US Central Command announced early on Friday. Iran's state TV said early on Friday that a US aircraft was destroyed in Iran's Jam governorate in Bushehr, citing its governor, Masoud Tangestani.Explosions were also heard near the Strait of Hormuz and Bandar Abbas, Iran's semi-official Tasnim news reported on Thursday night. Tasnim later reported that the sounds came from exchanged fire made in warning to ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

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