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Iran/US: May 27-28 escalation and rupture of the April truce

On the night of May 27-28, 2026, US forces shoot down four Iranian drones and strike a military base in southern Iran (Bandar Abbas). Iran's IRGC retaliates against a US base. The most serious incident since the April 8 truce: Trump rejects Iran's Hormuz framework, sanctions the Persian Gulf Strait Authority and threatens Oman. Brent crude jumps 3.75% to $97.83. Broadened global coverage (18 perspectives, including Mehr News Farsi, Al Jazeera Arabic, Kommersant and Yonhap, selected via cross-lingual cosine scoring).

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