[Gunfire Heard Repeatedly in the Area Near the Strait of Hormuz Within 2 Hours] Odaily Planet Daily News: Gunfire was heard repeatedly in the area near the Strait of Hormuz within a span of 2 hours. On the afternoon of the 8th, the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran announced that Iranian armed forces had earlier that day engaged in 'sporadic clashes' with a U.S. warship in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz. The Revolutionary Guard did not disclose the exact location of the clashes. Earlier reports indicated that an explosion occurred on the 8th in Iran's Sirik region near the Strait of Hormuz, with the cause currently unknown. (CCTV)