@Babak Taghvaee - The Crisis Watch: BREAKING: The naval confrontation between the United States and the Islamic regime of Iran in the Hormuz Strait, and Persian Gulf has dramatically escalated after U.S. forces targeted an Iranian oil t

On May 7, U.S. forces targeted Iranian oil tankers near Jask and Fujairah, leading to Iranian retaliation with airstrikes on civilian areas around Bandar Khamir, Sirik, Qeshm Island, Bandar Abbas, and Qeshm Port. In response, the IRGC Navy launched a combined operation against U.S. Navy warships east of the Strait of Hormuz and south of Chabahar, using missiles, drones, and fast attack boats, targeting the USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason, which sustained heavy pressure but managed to withdraw toward the Gulf of Oman after U.S. interception and counterstrikes.