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U.S. Navy Strikes Iranian Military Sites After Attacks in Strait of Hormuz

U.S. Navy Strikes Iranian Military Sites After Attacks in Strait of Hormuz
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U.S. forces said they intercepted “unprovoked” Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday and launched self-defense strikes on Iranian military sites, in the most serious clash since a fragile ceasefire took hold last month thenationaldesk +1. Iran insisted it was retaliating for an earlier U.S. attack on an Iranian oil tanker and accused Washington of violating the truce spectrumlocalnews.

The guided-missile destroyers USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta and USS Mason were transiting the strait toward the Gulf of Oman when Iranian forces launched missiles, drones and small boats, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) aa +1. No U.S. ships were hit and there were no reported American casualties. Iranian media reported explosions around the port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island after U.S. strikes, but offered conflicting accounts on damage and casualties spectrumlocalnews +1.

Who Fired First — And What Was Hit?

CENTCOM said U.S. forces “intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes,” targeting missile and drone launch sites, command-and-control facilities and intelligence nodes linked to the assault on the destroyers aa +1. President Donald Trump later claimed “great damage” was done to Iranian attackers, saying numerous small boats were destroyed, while insisting U.S. vessels escaped unscathed cbsnews.

Tehran’s Khatam al‑Anbiya military headquarters framed the events in reverse, alleging “the American aggressor… army, violating the ceasefire, targeted an Iranian oil tanker” in Iranian territorial waters and that Iran then struck U.S. warships in response spectrumlocalnews. Earlier this week, U.S. officials acknowledged disabling an Iranian‑flagged tanker they said tried to breach a naval blockade, an episode that set the stage for Thursday’s clash warriormaven. Independent verification of either side’s detailed claims about damage at sea or onshore remained limited.

Ceasefire Under Strain and Oil Markets on Edge

The firefight unfolded less than a month after a U.S.-Iran ceasefire took effect on April 8, intended to pause a war that has already killed thousands across Iran, Lebanon and the Gulf npr. Skirmishes at sea, Iran’s attempts to assert control over Hormuz shipping and a sweeping U.S. blockade of Iranian ports had already frayed the deal rferl +1. Washington has been pressing allies to join a maritime effort to secure the strait, while Iran has warned of “long and painful strikes” if U.S. attacks resume abcnews.

Roughly 20% of global oil flows normally pass through the Strait of Hormuz, and the renewed exchange of fire immediately sharpened concerns about supply disruptions fredericknewspost. Benchmark Brent crude has swung from the high-$70s to well above $100 in recent weeks; it spiked as high as $120–$126 per barrel during earlier Hormuz scares in late April, underscoring market sensitivity to any sign the waterway could close or become a war zone abcnews. Insurers have already raised premiums for ships in the area, and shippers face mounting costs and delays as they weigh the risk of further strikes abcnews.

The Bigger Picture

Thursday’s clash underscored how quickly the limited ceasefire could unravel if either side miscalculates in the world’s most critical oil chokepoint. With Washington and Tehran still haggling over a short-term proposal to reopen the strait and pause hostilities for 30 days nytimes, each new volley raises the political cost of compromise—and the economic cost of failure—for both regional governments and energy-dependent economies worldwide.