Iran says U.S. "crossed the point of no return" with attacks on ports

Iranian officials accidental the U.S. has "crossed the constituent of nary return," blasting American strikes connected ports successful the Strait of Hormuz connected Thursday arsenic a usurpation of the ceasefire that President Trump insists is inactive successful effect.

In a connection released Thursday night, Iran's cardinal subject command, the Khatam Al-Anbiya headquarters, claimed the U.S. targeted an Iranian lipid tanker and different vas adjacent the strait, prompting Iranian forces to instrumentality occurrence connected U.S. warships.

"In a simultaneous attack" the U.S. launched aerial raids "targeting civilian areas" successful practice with determination allies connected ports successful Khamir, Sirik arsenic good arsenic Qeshm Island successful the Strait of Hormuz.

U.S. officials, including President Trump, said Iran fired archetypal astatine 3 U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the strait connected Thursday, prompting "self-defense strikes" against subject assets astatine Iranian ports.

Iran claimed its attacks connected the ships caused "severe and important damage," though President Trump said nary were damaged successful the speech of fire. 

Brigadier General Ebrahim Zulfuqari, a spokesperson for the Al-Anbiya headquarters, said successful a societal media station Thursday that the U.S. had "crossed the constituent of nary return, and the effect volition beryllium commensurate with the transgression and more."

The United Arab Emirates reported aboriginal Friday greeting section clip that its aerial defence systems had been activated to respond to drones and missiles launched by Iran.

The UAE's defence ministry said successful a societal media station that "sounds heard successful assorted parts of the state are the effect of the UAE aerial defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones."

The UAE's National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority cautioned residents to "remain successful a harmless spot and travel the warnings and updates connected authoritative websites."

President Trump told reporters precocious Thursday that a woody with Iran "might not happen, but it could hap immoderate day."

"I judge they privation the woody much than I do," helium said during a sojourn to the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, wherever his medication is installing bluish filament arsenic portion of a renovation project.

Mr. Trump besides addressed Iran's attacks connected 3 U.S. Navy destroyers, which drew an American counterattack.

An representation shared by U.S. Central Command shows the USS Mason guided rocket destroyer operating successful the Mideast. CENTCOM said the Mason was 1 of 3 U.S. warships targeted by Iranian missiles and different weapons during a transit of the Strait of Hormuz connected May 7, 2026, but that nary of the vessels was struck.  CENTCOM/Handout

"They trifled with america today. We blew them away," helium said. "They should not person done that today."

Mr. Trump reiterated that the ceasefire is not over, successful spite of Tuesday's exchange. 

"If there's nary ceasefire, you're not going to person to know. You're conscionable going to person to look astatine 1 large glow coming retired of Iran," helium said.

President Trump confirmed that 3 American destroyers passed done the Strait of Hormuz aft dodging an Iranian onslaught — and warned Iran that it needs to onslaught a woody with the U.S. quickly.

Mr. Trump said successful a societal media station that the U.S. vessels were unharmed portion Iran faced "great damage," describing the military's efforts to deflect Iranian boats, missiles and drones successful vivid terms.

"They dropped ever truthful beautifully down to the Ocean, precise overmuch similar a butterfly dropping to its grave!" helium said of the U.S.'s effect to the drone attacks.

"A mean Country would person allowed these Destroyers to pass, but Iran is not a mean Country. They are led by LUNATICS, and if they had the accidental to usage a Nuclear Weapon, they would bash it, without question," the president wrote.

He besides warned that "we'll sound them retired a batch harder, and a batch much violently, successful the future, if they don't get their Deal signed, FAST!" Mr. Trump is seeking a longer-term bid woody with Iran, but the presumption of talks is unclear.

American forces "responded with self-defense strikes" connected Iranian targets aft 3 Navy destroyers came nether rocket and drone fire, but were not struck, U.S. Central Command said Thursday.

The destroyers USS Truxtun, USS Mason and USS Rafael Peralta were attacked by missiles, drones and tiny boats, CENTCOM said. The U.S. subject responded by targeting Iranian facilities, including drone and rocket motorboat sites.

Three U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz came nether renewed onslaught connected Thursday, enduring what American officials described arsenic a fiercer and much sustained Iranian battle than the barrage the warships faced lone days earlier. 

The destroyers came nether an aggravated Iranian battle arsenic swarms of Iranian fast-attack boats maneuvered adjacent capable that American warships opened occurrence to support them astatine bay, the U.S. officials told CBS News nether information of anonymity due to the fact that they were not authorized to talk publicly. 

Iranian forces besides launched drones and missiles during the confrontation, the officials said. 

Over respective hours, the American warships and supporting craft mounted a layered defense. 

Despite the strength of the attacks, neither U.S. vas was struck. 

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President Trump told ABC News Thursday that the U.S.-Iran ceasefire remains successful effect contempt American strikes connected 2 Iranian ports, describing the strikes arsenic "just a emotion tap."

Mr. Trump spoke connected the phone with ABC News elder governmental analogous Rachel Scott.

When she asked if it means the ceasefire is over, she says helium replied, "No, no, the ceasefire is going. It's successful effect."