US Destroyers Defend Against Renewed Iranian Attacks in Hormuz

Three U.S. Navy destroyers (Truxtun, Mason and Rafael Peralta) faced missiles, drones and small-boat assaults in the Strait of Hormuz; the U.S. responded with self-defense strikes on Iranian facilities and mounted a layered defense with CIWS, 5-inch guns, small-arms fire and Apache Hellfire missiles, with overhead support—no casualties or damage reported as the confrontation underscores a tense, ongoing contest for control of the waterway amid a fragile ceasefire.