The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of a monthlong ​ceasefire, but President Donald Trump sought to downplay the exchange.

Iran's Hormuz attack targeted three US Navy destroyers with missiles and drones on May 7. Trump claimed every projectile was intercepted.

Iran's terrorist Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed the U.S. broked the ceasefire between the two.

The attacks cast more doubt on a tenuous month-old ceasefire that the United States has insisted is still in effect.

The United States and Iran exchanged fire on Thursday in the most serious test yet of their month-long ceasefire, but Iran said ‌the situation returned to normal while the Americans said they did not want to escalate. Iran's military said the U.S. targeted two ships entering the Strait of Hormuz…

US Central Command said American forces intercepted Iranian missiles, drones and small boats during a naval transit operation through the strategic waterway.

US President Donald Trump insists the US-Iran ceasefire remains in effect, despite a naval clash in the Strait of Hormuz that both sides blame on the other. Following US Central Command reports...

Iran effectively seized control of the critical waterway for global energy after the United States and Israel attacked it on 28 February.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Friday that Washington anticipates a response from Iran on the proposed U.S. peace deal by the end of the day.

Iran says it is still considering the latest US proposal aimed at ending the conflict between Tehran and Washington, as tensions remain high following a naval confrontation in the Strait of...

US President Donald Trump said on Thursday that the ceasefire with Iran remains in place despite a fresh exchange of fire involving American and Iranian forces in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump told...

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington expects a response from Iran on Friday to a proposal aimed at ending the war between the two countries. Speaking to reporters in Rome, Rubio said...

The latest exchange has once again pushed the Strait of Hormuz to the centre of attention, with both Washington and Tehran offering different accounts of what happened during the confrontation at sea.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio delivered a stark warning to Iran on Friday: attack a U.S. Navy vessel and you won't survive it.