UPDATE 1-Iran's state broadcaster says US military naval units came under missile fire after US attack on Iranian oil tanker

U.S. ​military naval units ​operating in the ‌area of ​the Strait of Hormuz came under Iranian ‌missile fire, following an attack by the U.S. military on an Iranian oil tanker, Iranian state ‌media, citing an unnamed military official, said ‌on Thursday.

U.S. military vessels were forced to retreat after sustaining damage from Iranian missile strikes, ⁠it ​added. It was ⁠unclear when the incident happened. The Pentagon did not ⁠immediately respond to a request for comment, ​but on Wednesday, the U.S. military said ⁠it had disabled an Iranian-flagged oil tanker that ⁠was ​trying to sail towards an Iranian port.

The U.S. military said that U.S. ⁠forces hit the tanker's rudder with a F-18 fighter ⁠jet.

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