The exchange occurred as U.S. Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz, U.S. Central Command said in a social media post.

Mediators are pushing a short-term memo to guide a month of negotiations

The US says it targeted Iranian "missile and drone launch sites; command and control locations; and intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance nodes".

The intelligence analysis also allegedly concluded Tehran still retains major missile capabilities despite Trump's claims otherwise.

"Our hope and expectation is for an agreement sooner rather than later," Pakistani Foreign Ministry spokesperson Tahir Andrabi told NPR.

Iran’s leadership has been branded “lunatics” by Donald Trump after three US destroyers were targeted by missiles, drones and small boats in the Strait of Hormuz.The US military said the “unprovoked” attacks were successfully intercepted and none of the warships were hit.

Tehran has laid out a set of new rules for vessels seeking to transit the Strait of Hormuz, according to a document seen by CNN, pressing ahead with efforts to formalize control over the waterway in defiance of US warnings.

The U.S. and Iran on Thursday had begun to consider a prospective agreement that could lead to a long-term ceasefire.