According to the US Central Command, its forces struck four Iranian one-way attack drones posing a threat around the Strait of Hormuz and a ground control station in Bandar Abbas 'that was about to launch a fifth drone'.

US forces struck Iranian missile sites and command nodes in southern Iran after an unprovoked attack on Navy destroyers in the Strait of Hormuz. Here's what it means for crypto.

US Central Command said in a statement the strikes were designed "to protect our troops from threats posed by Iranian forces".