Iran · Axios
Iran and U.S. exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz
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The U.S. and Iran both conducted attacks in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, with Iran firing missiles and drones at three U.S. naval vessels and the U.S. striking a range of Iranian targets.
Key facts
- Iran responded to the since-abandoned U.S. operation on Monday by firing on U.S. naval vessels, commercial ships, and the United Arab Emirates
- CENTCOM said it struck Iranian launch sites, command centers and intelligence nodes in response to "unprovoked" Iranian attacks on the destroyers
- What they're saying: "like we knocked them out again today, we'll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don't get their Deal signed, FAST," Trump wrote
Summary
A U.S. official told Axios the exchange did not constitute a resumption of the war, but the Iranian military described the U.S. strikes as a ceasefire violation and threatened retaliation. President Trump told ABC News they were "a love tap. He later posted on Truth Social that the U.S. had sunk "numerous small boats" in response to Iran firing on three U.S. destroyers transiting the strait, and described Iran's leaders as "lunatics. CENTCOM said it struck Iranian launch sites, command centers and intelligence nodes in response to "unprovoked" Iranian attacks on the destroyers.