The United States says it carries out retaliatory strikes on Iranian military targets after what it describes as an attack on three U.S. Navy destroyers. According to the U.S. military, Iranian forces attack the three American destroyers while they transit the Strait of Hormuz. Following the incident, Washington launches strikes against Iranian military targets, with officials characterizing the action as “returned fire” or retaliation. Multiple outlets report that the U.S. says its targets are related to Iranian military capabilities and facilities, while the attacks occur after the destroyers are attacked during the transit through the strategic waterway. The reports agree on the sequence of events: the transit and attack on the U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz, followed by U.S. strikes on Iranian military targets. The accounts do not provide additional operational details beyond the U.S. statement that the strikes are aimed at Iranian military objectives in response to the earlier attack.