Things are again popping off in the overnight hours in the Strait of Hormuz, but so far it may be looking like another limited action and exchange.

The US military reportedly intercepted and shot down at least four Iranian one-way attack drones on Friday into possibly early Saturday (local). According to US Central Command (CENTCOM), the incoming unmanned aerial vehicles were heading directly toward the Strait of Hormuz and posed an "imminent threat to maritime traffic."

Following the drone shootdowns, American forces immediately launched retaliatory strikes against key military targets inside Iranian territory. CENTCOM further detailed that American assets hit Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites located in Goruk, a city in the Hormozgan province, as well as on Qeshm Island, a strategically vital Iranian outpost in the mouth of the strait.

The Pentagon justified the immediate counter-offensive by stating the radar sites were targeted specifically to "defend against further attacks." One thing is clear: these 'limited' escalations are becoming more regular, and even almost nightly at this point, raising the stakes and possibility of a more full-on, dangerous renewed war. Currently, there are reports of air defenses active over Kuwait:

KUWAITI AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS INTERCEPTING DRONE, MISSILE ATTACKS

Iran Military Fires "Warning Missiles" At US Destroyers In Gulf of Oman

AFP is reporting that Iranian military forces fired "warning missiles" at two U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the Gulf of Oman, citing Iranian state media.

"In continuation of operations to counter maritime misconduct and harassment, as well as the hijacking of commercial vessels and oil tankers by the terrorist naval forces of the United States, following the firing of warning missiles, the hostile destroyers DDG-103 and DDG-8 have left the Gulf of Oman towards the Indian Ocean," Iranian military forces wrote in a statement published by state news agency IRNA.

Meanwhile...

US DENIES REPORT IRAN ATTACKED OR FIRED AT US NAVAL SHIPS