Middle East crisis live: Iranian state media reports that US destroyers have been targeted near strait of Hormuz
Three US Navy destroyers near the strait of Hormuz have been targeted by the Iranian navy, Iran’s Tasnim news agency reports.
TL;DR
- Iranian navy reportedly targeted three US Navy destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz.
- US Central Command confirmed conducting defensive strikes against 'unprovoked Iranian attacks'.
- Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats, but no US assets were struck.
- Centcom eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities, including launch sites and command nodes.
- Iran accused the US of violating a ceasefire by attacking an oil tanker and civilian areas near the strait.
- Explosions heard in southern Iran, with air defenses activated in Tehran and over Bandar Abbas and Qeshm.
- Iran's Mehr news agency reported air defenses shot down two 'hostile' drones over Bandar Abbas and Qeshm.