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He described "great damage done to the Iranian attackers."
The US has committed more than a dozen warships to the blockade of Iran's ports. The top general singled out the destroyers involved.
The US military unleashed a wave of “self-defense” strikes on an Iranian port Thursday after Tehran launched an “unprovoked” attack targeting US Navy ships transiting the Strait of Hormuz, officials said.
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WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday brushed off Iran’s attack Thursday on three US Navy ships as the White House clung to what’s left of an increasingly challenged cease-fire and burgeoning framework for peace talks.
It's the second time the Navy has used force against an Iranian commercial vessel since the Trump administration's blockade began last month.