US says it has targeted Iranian military facilities after responding to attacks on navy ships
CENTCOM said no U.S. ships were hit as Iranian missiles, drones and small boats were intercepted and retaliatory strikes hit launch sites and command centers.
- On Thursday, U.S. Central Command intercepted "unprovoked Iranian attacks" involving missiles, drones, and small boats targeting the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason in the Strait of Hormuz, responding with self-defense strikes on Iranian military facilities.
- Iran's military command accused the U.S. of violating the April 8 ceasefire by striking an oil tanker and civilian areas on Qeshm Island, prompting a retaliatory missile response from Iranian forces.
- While CENTCOM targeted missile and drone launch sites responsible for the engagement, Iranian officials claimed their fire inflicted "significant damage" on U.S. vessels; the U.S. military denies any assets were hit.
- President Donald Trump characterized the exchange as a "love tap," insisting the ceasefire remains in effect while warning Tehran of harsher responses if a deal is not reached fast.
- Diplomatic talks continue between Washington and Tehran, though global concerns over freedom of navigation and the viability of the fragile truce persist amid the latest hostilities.
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U.S. and Iran Exchange Fire in Strait of Hormuz; Peace Proposal Still Under Review
U.S. and Iranian forces exchanged fire near the Strait of Hormuz, putting a month-old ceasefire under renewed pressure. U.S. military officials said three Navy destroyers came under missile, drone, and small-boat attacks while moving through the waterway. Officials said no U.S. vessels were damaged. The U.S. said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian military sites, including missile and drone launch positions, command centers, and surve…
The bombings resumed in the Strait of Ormuz on the night of Thursday, 7th to Friday, 8th May, and two versions oppose the identity of the country at the origin of the hostilities. According to the United States, Tehran first targeted American warships. This obviously contradicts the Iranian official version: "The American army, in a gesture of aggression, targeted an Iranian tanker". (International).
The situation in the Strait of Ormuz, the world's main oil artery, remains the biggest friction point between Washington and Tehran. Iran had announced the opening of the Strait, but again imposed "strict control" over Ormuz after denouncing that the U.S. persists in obstructing its maritime transit. Diplomatic contacts began after the U.S. and Israel launched, on 28 February, a large-scale joint attack that led to the demise of Iran's supreme l…
US Fires on Iranian Targets as Trump Demands Deal From Tehran
(Bloomberg) — The US struck military targets in Iran after the country fired on three Navy destroyers sailing in the Strait of Hormuz, an escalation that threatened to fracture a fragile ceasefire and reignite hostilities even as the two sides say they’re discussing an end to the war.
U.S. and Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian forces attacked three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz on May 7 with missiles, drones, and small boats, and U.S. forces struck back, hitting Iranian missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes. U.S. Central Command announced that USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael […]
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livenowfox.comIran latest: US, Iran exchange attacks threaten the fragile ceasefire
On Thursday, the U.S. military said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz, targeting Iranian military facilities that were allegedly responsible for the attack.
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