The standoff in the Strait of Hormuz began when Tehran launched attacks on three US destroyers. The US military announced that it had “targeted Iranian military installations” after three American destroyers came under what it described as “unprovoked” Iranian attacks while transiting the Strait of Hormuz en route “to the Gulf of Oman.”
“They played with us today. We wiped them out. They played. I consider it insignificant,” Trump told reporters, adding that the ceasefire remains, in his view, in force.
Trump demanded that Tehran “quickly” sign an agreement with the United States, warning via his social media platform that “we will strike them much harder and much more violently in the future” if it does not.
“US forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with defensive strikes as US Navy guided‑missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman on May 7,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), clarifying that the attack involved “missiles, drones and small vessels.”
US forces “neutralised the threats and targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacks against US forces, including missile and unmanned aerial vehicle launch sites, command and control centres, and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance collection bases,” it added.
“No US ship was struck,” CENTCOM said.
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) May 7, 2026
‘Sustained ceasefire’
Iran, for its part, accused Washington of violating the ceasefire, claiming attacks against vessels near the Strait of Hormuz. The Americans “targeted an Iranian oil tanker departing from Iranian shores (…) as well as another vessel,” said the Khatam al‑Anbiya command of Iran’s armed forces, according to Iranian state television IRIB.
Iranian armed forces “immediately retaliated,” launching attacks against “American warships,” which they said sustained “heavy damage,” according to the same source.
Earlier, Iranian state television reported that explosions were heard at a port on Qeshm Island, near the Strait of Hormuz.
“I firmly believe this ceasefire will become a lasting ceasefire,” Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said yesterday in a televised address. Pakistan has assumed a mediating role and remains “in constant contact with Iran and the United States, day and night.”
Around 1,500 vessels carrying approximately 20,000 crew members remain “trapped” in the Gulf, the International Maritime Organization (IMO), part of the UN system, said yesterday.
Washington, meanwhile, has maintained a blockade on Iranian ports since 13 April.
Source: cnn.gr
