Strait of Hormuz: US, Iran exchange missile fire as tension rises

The United States exchanged rocket occurrence with Iran on Thursday as tensions successful the Strait of Hormuz ratcheted up, threatening an already fragile cease-fire.

The US Central Command, CENTCOM, stated that American forces had intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes portion the US Navy guided-missile destroyers were traversing the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman on Thursday.

Central Command, successful a statement, said Iranian forces launched aggregate missiles, drones and small-boat attacks arsenic 3 US warships were transiting the strait.

According to the Central Command, nary of the American naval vessels were hit.

Reports person it that the US vessels that were traversing the strait were the USS Truxtun, the USS Rafael Peralta and the USS Mason.

The warships, reports said, had steamed into the Persian Gulf earlier successful the week arsenic portion of the Navy’s short-lived effort to usher merchant ships stranded successful the Persian Gulf done the st...