Maine Destroyer Fends Off Second Iranian Attack In Four Days, Trump Says “We Blew Them Away”

by Ted Cohen | May 8, 2026

The USS Mason used its five-inch and .50-caliber guns Thursday to repel its second Strait of Hormuz attack this week, defense officials said.

The Bath-built, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyer, along with the USS Truxton and USS Rafael Peralta, was attacked by Iranian missiles, drones and small boats.

The U.S. military’s Central Command confirmed the attacks in a statement and said the U.S. military responded with “self-defense strikes” on Iranian facilities, including drone and missile launch sites.

The U.S. vessels were not struck, CENTCOM said.”They trifled with us today,” President Trump said. “We blew them away.”

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