Even as U.S. President Donald Trump says a ceasefire with Iran still holds, both sides exchanged fire in the Strait of Hormuz Thursday.
U.S. Central Command said its forces intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks and responded with self-defense strikes as three U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz to the Gulf of Oman.
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