The US launched a new offensive in southern Iran within 48 hours.

The US has just carried out new airstrikes in southern Iran, targeting a military site believed to pose a threat to US forces and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz.

US attack helicopters over the Strait of Hormuz. Photo: CENTCOM

ABC News, citing a U.S. official, reported that the U.S. military has intercepted and shot down numerous Iranian drones posing a similar threat.

Following the airstrikes, three large explosions were heard east of Bandar Abbas, a strategic port city and Iranian naval base near the Strait of Hormuz.

According to Iran's Fars news agency, the explosions occurred at around 1:30 a.m. local time today (May 28), briefly triggering Bandar Abbas's air defense system.

The latest attacks came just two days after U.S. forces conducted what Washington described as "self-defense strikes" against military targets in southern Iran.

Captain Tim Hawkins told Fox News: "The precision strikes targeted missile launch sites and Iranian vessels actively seeking to lay mines. The operation was conducted to protect U.S. troops from imminent threats from Iranian forces."

Earlier, several explosions also occurred in Bandar Abbas and coastal areas near the Strait of Hormuz. The cause of the explosions has not yet been determined. However, Iran's Mehr news agency reported that the situation in Bandar Abbas is under control and there is nothing to worry about after the loud explosions.

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