US says it attacked targets in Iran after attack on warships

The US military says it has prevented Iranian attacks on three US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz.

US Central Command said in a post on Twitter it responded to the attacks with “self-defense strikes” on “Iranian military facilities” responsible for the attacks on the ships.

It said Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats at the three ships.

It said that American ships were not attacked.

Iranian media reported several explosions on Iran’s Gulf coast, including on an island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Iranian Fars news agency reported that loud explosions were heard near the port city of Bandar Abbas.

Iranian state media said the country’s armed forces exchanged fire with “the enemy” on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

Home to about 150,000 people, Qeshm is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf and has a water desalination plant.

The fragile ceasefire declared on April 8 was largely intact, before attacks on US Navy ships were reported late Wednesday into Thursday.

On Wednesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry said it was reviewing the US peace proposal, but had not yet “reached a conclusion” and not responded to the United States.

US President Donald Trump had earlier said that very good talks have taken place with Iran in the last 24 hours.

Here you can see any developments in the Iran war that you may have missed on Wednesday.