US military says it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in strait

Children play in the water along the shore as a mix of bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels sit offshore in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran (Razieh Poudat/ISNA via AP)

The US military has said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz and “targeted Iranian military facilities responsible for attacking US forces”.

The exchange occurred on Thursday as US navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, US Central Command said in a social media post.