US President Donald Trump stated that the ceasefire between the United States and Iran remains in effect, even after both sides exchanged attacks late Thursday night. The sequence of events remains unclear, with no confirmation on which side initiated the strikes. Iran’s top military command accused the US of targeting an Iranian oil tanker and another vessel near the Strait of Hormuz, along with airstrikes on several coastal areas.

The US, however, said its forces carried out ‘defensive strikes’ in response to an Iranian attack on a guided-missile destroyer in the strait. Trump remarked that Iran had ‘gone too far today.’ The escalation came a day after Iran’s foreign ministry said it was considering a US proposal to end the conflict. Iranian state media initially reported explosions in the Hormuz Strait, describing them as clashes with an ‘enemy,’ and local outlets reported hearing blasts in Tehran.

Iran’s military later claimed that US airstrikes targeted coastal areas near Bandar Khamir, Sirik, and Qeshm Island, and that Iranian forces retaliated by damaging a US warship while accusing Washington of violating the ceasefire.