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Israel Today: Ongoing War Report - Update from 2026-05-27 at 22:01
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- May 28, 2026
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HEADLINES Iran Attacks American Ship, US Strikes Iran Trump Expands Iran Sanctions Targeting Strait Authority Hezbollah Fiber-Optic FPV Drones Wound IDF The time is now 10:01 PM in New York, I'm Noa Levi and this is the latest Israel Today: Ongoing War Report. In Iranian Retaliation, a senior US official told Axios that Iran fired a total of four one-way attack drones earlier today at an American commercial ship, with US forces downing the drones and attacking another Iranian drone launching unit on the ground in southern Iran. In US Military Role, F/A-18E Super Hornets assigned to Carrier Air Wing Nine and F-35C Lightning IIs attached to Marine Fighter Attack Squadron 314 conduct flight operations aboard the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, while deployed to the United States Fifth Fleet area of responsibility, May 25, 2026. The ABC report also notes new airstrikes in southern Iran targeting a military site believed to pose a threat to US forces and commercial maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz. The Times of Israel reports that the United States carried out strikes against Iran military sites for a second time this week. In Regional Impacts, The Trump administration expanded Iran sanctions by targeting the Persian Gulf Strait Authority, a body overseeing shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, escalating economic pressure during the war as talks continue; energy shocks mount as Trump claims a deal is near. Reuters reports that the United States added the Persian Gulf Strait Authority to its Specially Designated Nationals list, with the authority overseeing requests for passage through the Strait of Hormuz. In the Conflict with Iran and its Regional Proxies, Hezbollah's fiber-optic FPV drones have caused casualties and injuries among Israeli Defense F…