American forces on Thursday carried out retaliatory strikes on Iranian military facilities that allegedly launched a series of “unprovoked” missile, drone, and small boat attacks against U.S. warships transiting the Strait of Hormuz , U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said . U.S. forces intercepted the Iranian attacks and no damage was done to the three U.S. Destroyers, USS Truxtun (DDG 103), USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115), and USS Mason (DDG 87), according to CENTCOM. President Donald Trump said in a post on Truth Social that Iranian missiles and drones “dropped ever so beautifully down to the Ocean, very much like a butterfly dropping to its grave!” Iran responded to the airstrikes with “reciprocal action,” attacking American military vessels near the Strait, according to Iranian state media . The United Arab Emirates said early Friday that it was dealing with missile and drone attacks for the third time this week. The U.A.E.…