US Says It Struck Iranian Naval Assets, Military Sites After ‘Unprovoked’ Attacks On Warships

00:00 8.5.2026

US Forces intercepted and “eliminated inbound threats” and struck unspecified Iranian military sites after Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats at US Navy vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on May 7.

“US forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as US Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman, May 7,” CENTCOMwrote on X.

The statement said Iranian forces “launched multiple missiles, drones, and small boats” at a number of US Navy ships — including the USS Truxtun, the Rafael Peralta, and the Mason — transited the crucial waterway, adding that no US assets were hit.

CENTCOM “eliminated inbound threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces including missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes,” it said.

US President Donald Trump later told ABC News that retaliatory strikes against Iran were just a “love tap” and insisted that, despite the strikes, the cease-fire announced on April 7 was still “in effect” and that negotiations were ongoing.

In a social media post, Trump said there was “no damage” to US vessels but “great damage” done to “numerous small boats.”

He added that Iran is “led by LUNATICS, and if they had the chance to use a Nuclear Weapon, they would do it, without question…just like we knocked them out again today, we’ll knock them out a lot harder, and a lot more violently, in the future, if they don’t get their Deal signed, FAST! “

A day earlier, the Pentagon said its forces struck an Iranian-flagged ship attempting to break the US blockade of the country’s ports. Tehran claimed the attacks were a violation of the cease-fire.

The semiofficial Fars News Agency reported that parts of Iran’s Bahman Port on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz had been targeted by unknown attackers.

“During an exchange of fire between Iran’s armed forces and the enemy, commercial sections of Bahman Port were targeted,” said Fars, which is close to the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).

Residents in coastal areas also reported blasts in social media postings, with witnesses on Qeshm Island describing hearing explosions and seeing flares above the surrounding seas.

Fars claimed there had been an exchange of fire with the “enemy,” causing damage to a pier in Qeshm.

Tasnim News Agency, which is also closed to the IRGC, reported that several explosions had been heard in the port city of Bandar Abbas.

The Iranian reports could not immediately be verified, but the actions come as Trump has threatened renewed strikes unless the regime accepts a US peace deal handed to Tehran through Pakistani mediators.

Tehran has said it is studying the US proposal and will provide its response through the Pakistanis.

Source: security-national-security-priority/33751868.html

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