Politics

US and Iran exchange fire in Strait of Hormuz

Three US Navy destroyers and Iran engaged in armed conflict May 7 during transit. CENTCOM said it 'intercepted unprovoked Iranian attacks.' Trump called Iran's May 10 peace proposal 'totally unacceptable,' inflaming tensions.

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