Overview
- US Central Command said Iranian forces attacked three US destroyers with rockets, drones and small boats on Thursday as the ships transited the Strait of Hormuz, and US strikes then hit Iranian launchers and command sites.
- The Navy identified the ships as USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta and USS Mason, and said no US vessels were hit as defenses intercepted incoming threats.
- Iran accused Washington of breaking the month‑old weapons truce by striking an Iranian tanker and coastal areas including Qeshm Island, and said its forces responded against US warships.
- Hours after the overnight exchange, CENTCOM said US aircraft disabled two Iranian‑flagged freighters, Sea Star III and Sevda, that it said tried to run the US blockade on traffic to and from Iranian ports.
- The United Arab Emirates reported intercepting rockets and drones launched from Iran with three people injured, highlighting wider regional risk in a waterway that carries roughly a quarter of the world’s seaborne oil.