Tehran, May 28 -- Iranian media on Thursday reported an exchange of fire between Iranian and US forces near the Strait of Hormuz, with Tehran saying its naval forces confronted vessels attempting to cross the strategic waterway without coordination. The event is reported amidst a shaky ceasefire between the two countries.

Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency, citing an "informed military source", reported that the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy fired on a US tanker that had "tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz by turning off its radar system."

Tasnim further reported that US forces responded by firing "at a scorched area around Bandar Abbas."

"The sound of the explosions was related to this incident" and "did n...