The evidence confirms a "high-intensity engagement" took place on Thursday, May 7, 2026. According to The Deep Dive, three U.S. destroyers (USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason) transited the Strait of Hormuz under fire from Iranian missiles, drones, and small boats.
However, the specific casualty count—10 wounded and 5 missing—appears to originate from Iranian state-linked narratives which have not been corroborated by Western officials or independent maritime monitors. CENTCOM and President Trump both asserted that all incoming threats were "knocked down" and no U.S. assets were hit. While NASA FIRMS satellite data confirmed a fire in the area at 22:21 UTC, it could not identify the source or the extent of the damage.
Furthermore, the claim attributes these figures to a "report from CBS, citing Iranian media." While CBS News has covered the conflict extensively (as seen in cbsnews.com), there is no evidence in the provided materials of a CBS report from May 7 or 8 that confirms these specific casualty numbers. Previous reports from May 4 and 5 mentioned injuries to foreign workers and Indian nationals in separate incidents, but not U.S. sailors. Given the history of information distortion by both sides in this conflict, these specific figures remain unconfirmed.
Source quality: The sources provide a clear timeline of the May 7 engagement and the conflicting official narratives from both the U.S. and Iran. However, they do not contain the specific CBS report mentioned in the claim, making it impossible to verify the exact casualty figures.
