It added Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as three US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz. WASHINGTON: The US military said it carried out retaliatory strikes on Iran on Thursday (May 7), targeting sites it said were responsible for attacking US forces in what it called unprovoked hostilities by Tehran. It said Iran had launched multiple missiles, drones and small boats as three US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz. E arlier, Iran's top joint