Iran fires missiles, drones at US warships in Gulf of Oman

Iran's navy announced Friday that it fired warning missiles and drones at U.S. warships in the Gulf of Oman, accusing American forces of harassing maritime traffic and seizing commercial vessels and oil tankers. The incident came just hours after the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command reported that its forces had intercepted the sanctioned stateless vessel M/T DAVINA in the Indian Ocean overnight, with a U.S. official stating that operations would continue to disrupt illicit networks providing material support to Iran. The exchange marks another escalation in ongoing maritime tensions between the two nations. Earlier this week, the U.S. Central Command announced strikes on Iranian targets in Goruk and Qeshm Island along the Strait of Hormuz, responding to Iran's downing of an American MQ-1 Reaper drone. On May 26, U.S. forces struck Iranian mine-laying boats and missile launch sites in what CENTCOM described as self-defense, destroying two Iranian ships spotted laying mines in the Strait and hitting a Bandar Abbas surface-to-air missile site. The confrontations occur amid broader geopolitical pressure, as Washington enforces sanctions on Iranian oil shipments while Tehran has repeatedly threatened shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, a critical chokepoint for global oil transport. According to The Wall Street Journal, President Donald Trump indicated he would only end the ceasefire if Iran kills American soldiers, suggesting a willingness to absorb Iranian attacks to avoid further escalation while maintaining U.S. military restraint during the ongoing ceasefire.