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The US military has said it intercepted Iranian attacks on three US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz. 

 

It responded to the attacks with "self-defense strikes" on "Iranian military facilities" responsible for attacking the ships, US Central Command said in a post on X. 

 

It said Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats on the three ships. 

 

It said the US ships weren't hit.

 

Reports of several explosions along Iranian coast
 

Iranian media reported several explosions along Iran's Gulf coast, including on an island in the Strait of Hormuz.

 

Loud blasts were heard near the port city of Bandar Abbas, the Iranian Fars news agency reported.

 

Iranian state media said the country’s armed forces exchanged fire with "the enemy" on Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz.

 

Home to about 150,000 people, Qeshm is the largest Iranian island in the Persian Gulf and houses a water desalination plant.

 

Trumps calls strikes against Iran 'just a love tap' in call with ABC
 

US President Donald Trump has called these latest strikes on Iran a "love tap."

 

That'saccording to US broadcaster ABC.

 

"The ceasefire is going. It's in effect," Trump said in a phone call, ABC News said. 

 

"It's just a love tap."

 

Iran accuses US of violating ceasefire
 

Iran's military gave a different account of the latest exchange of fire between the United States and Iran. 

 

It says that it targeted the three US Navy ships in retaliation for a US attack on an Iranian oil tanker travelling from Iranian coastal waters toward the Strait of Hormuz. 

 

This is according to pro-government Press TV, which quoted an Iranian military spokesperson.

 

It also accused the US of carrying out airstrikes on civilian areas along the coast and on the island of Qeshm in the Strait of Hormuz with the support of "some regional countries."

 

Iranian media had earlier speculated about a possible airstrike by the United Arab Emirates, according to German press agency DPA.

 

The Tasnim news agency wrote: "Should the matter be confirmed, the Emirates will pay the price for their hostile action," DPA said.

 

Earlier this week, the UAE accused Iran of attacking its oil and gas facilities with a barrage of missiles and drones.