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US-Israel/Iran | CF Unstable & Unresolved | April-10th/May-10th | Reporting

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Three U.S. Navy destroyers — USS Truxtun, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta — came under a heavier Iranian attack Thursday while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. Iran launched missiles, drones and fast-attack boats, prompting U.S. forces to respond with naval guns, helicopters and air support. No U.S. ships were hit or damaged, officials said.Source: CBS News

 
In a separate report, Iranian State TV said reports of an aerial attack targeting a maritime pier on Qeshm Island have not yet been confirmed.

Earlier, Tasnim News Agency reported that multiple explosions heard in Bandar Abbas were caused by Iranian air defenses intercepting two small drones.
 
CENTCOM Protects U.S. Warships Transiting Strait of Hormuz


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TAMPA, Fla. — U.S. forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7.
Iranian forces launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87) transited the international sea passage. No U.S. assets were struck.
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking U.S. forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes.
CENTCOM does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces.


 
US warships and supporting aircraft engaged in a multi-hour layered defense, using naval guns, close-in weapon systems (CIWS), deck-mounted small-caliber weapons, and Apache helicopters firing Hellfire missiles and .50-caliber machine guns, with additional aircraft providing overhead support, CBS News reports.

 
US-Iran war news LIVE: The United States struck Iranian military targets on Thursday after Tehran's forces attacked three American destroyers that were transiting the Strait of Hormuz, the US military said. Meanwhile, Iran's central military command accused the United States of violating the ceasefire.
 

Videos show interceptions over the skies of Tehran

Iranian state media says air defence systems were activated in western Tehran as multiple explosions were reported across the capital. Iranian media reported that Iranian forces were responding to what they described as “hostile targets”.
 

Iran says it attacked US Navy ships after they targeted Iranian tanker

The Iranian military has said it retaliated against United States Navy ships after US forces targeted an oil tanker in Iran’s territorial waters, a major escalation that puts further strain on the fragile truce between Washington and Tehran.

Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters added on Thursday that the US also violated the ceasefire by carrying out air strikes on civilian areas, including Qeshm Island, “in cooperation with some regional countries”, without identifying them.
 
The Strait of Hormuz is once again becoming the central flashpoint of the conflict, with naval escalation, UAE involvement, and growing risks of a broader regional war.
Despite official U.S. claims that the ceasefire still “holds,” the reality on the ground increasingly resembles active low-intensity warfare with direct regional spillover.
The situation is extremely fluid, with heavy propaganda and conflicting claims on all sides — but one thing is clear: tensions are rapidly escalating ag
 
The ceasefire doesn't augur well for a truce....

Trump says ceasefire still in effect, but Iran ‘better sign agreement fast’

US President Donald Trump says the ceasefire with Iran is still in effect, despite American and Iranian forces trading fire in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday. Trump threatened pain for Tehran unless it signs a truce quickly.
 
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