U.S. Central Command said that forces struck at Iranian military sites responsible for missile, drone and boat attacks on U.S. warships Thursday.

At least five people died as a result of a United States attack on two cargo vessels in the Strait of Hormuz, the Iranian news agency Tasnim reported

The exchange occurred as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.