US President Donald Trump says three US Navy destroyers transited out of the Strait of Hormuz under fire, adding that the American destroyers were not damaged but “great damage was done to Iranian attackers.”
Earlier, Trump tells a reporter from ABC News that the recent US strikes were “just a love tap” and adds that “the ceasefire is going. It’s in effect.”
On Truth Social, Trump writes that the US attacked Iranian seacraft that fired at US Navy ships.
“Three World Class American Destroyers just transited, very successfully, out of the Strait of Hormuz, under fire. There was no damage done to the three Destroyers, but great damage done to the Iranian attackers,” Trump writes on Truth Social.
“They were completely destroyed along with numerous small boats,” he says.
He threatens Iran with further attacks unless it agrees to a deal in ongoing talks with the US.
“A normal country would have allowed these destroyers to pass, but Iran is not a normal country. They are led by LUNATICS, and if they had the chance to use a nuclear weapon, they would do it, without question,” he writes. “But they’ll never have that opportunity and, 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!”
US confirms striking Iran in ‘self defense,’ says it ‘does not seek escalation’
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The American military confirms carrying out “self-defense” strikes in Iran in response to “unprovoked Iranian attacks” against US Navy missile destroyers that transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.
“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,” US Central Command says in a statement.
CENTCOM says it intercepted the “inbound threats,” and “no US assets were struck.”
In response, CENTCOM says it targeted Iranian military facilities “responsible for attacking US forces.” The targets included “missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance nodes,” according to CENTCOM.
“CENTCOM does not seek escalation but remains positioned and ready to protect American forces,” the statement adds.
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