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US, however, said its naval forces came under [Iranian missile, drone and fast-boat attacks](/news/2026/5/7/explosions-heard-in-iran-as-state-media-reports-clashes-with-us-navy) in the Strait of Hormuz and responded by eliminating “inbound threats” and targeting “Iranian military facilities responsible
response to the US-Israeli military campaign, and it is now suggesting that it has rights to the passage that links the Gulf to the Indian Ocean – parts of which go through Iranian territorial waters
Hormuz, warning that the US would be forced to respond to the attack. The US army Apache helicopter gunship crashed off the coast of Oman early on Tuesday, according to US Central Command
response to Iranian attacks on commercial vessels in the waterway, and the United Arab Emirates reported coming under attack from Iranian missiles and drones. An Iranian military source cited by the official IRNA news agency
boat in the Strait of Hormuz in southern Iranian waters, and speaking by radio with an IRGC naval commander who said any “hostile military vessels” are banned from entering and will be “targeted without hesitation
response from Iran Al Jazeera’s Resul Serdar, reporting from Tehran, said there was no immediate official reaction to the US claims from the Iranian government. “Iranian officials have not denied the US reports that
US will 'guide' stranded ships from the Strait of Hormuz ![A man stands in the water, appearing to fish, as bulk carriers, cargo ships, and service vessels line the horizon in the Strait of Hormuz
Hormuz, describing them as an "exchange of fire" with the "enemy". Meanwhile, local media reported explosions were heard in Tehran. Not long after, a statement from Iran's top military command said US "aerial attacks
Hormuz. In a post on X, Centcom said US fighters struck the Iranian military's air defences, a ground control station and two drones that it said "posed a clear threat to ships transiting through
response, the US began its own naval blockade of Iranian ports on April 13. Trump said operation Project Freedom was being mounted at the behest of countries whose vessels remain stuck on either side
US President Donald Trump for extending a ceasefire with Iran and indefinitely pushing back the end of the two week truce, with Tehran silent on the decision early on April 22. **ASIF HASSAN/AFP via Getty
Hormuz under the protection of the US military. Trump presented the plan as a humanitarian endeavour “meant to free people, companies, and countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong – they are victims of circumstance
boats though they may be (Their naval ships are ALL, 159 of them, at the bottom of the sea!), that is putting mines in the waters of the Strait of Hormuz” in a social media
boat located the crew and transported them to a recovery point at sea, where they were picked up by another helicopter. Trump later confirmed that both service members were “safe and uninjured”. According to Captain
military vessels near the strait and warned of a “crushing response” to any further aggression. - **Iran may soften nuclear stance after war:** Analyst Negar Mortazavi said Tehran could show greater flexibility on its nuclear programme
response from them today at some point … I hope it’s a serious offer, I really do … The hope is it’s something that can put us into a serious process of negotiation.”. There have
response to US offers for a ceasefire deal. But the lack of a sustained strategy to end the Iranian war – and in particular to address the closure of the strait of Hormuz – has convinced US
boats in the waterway. Rubio said the US will continue to clear a passageway through the strait to restore freedom of navigation. ## Operation ‘defensive in nature’ US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said the operation
military said it fired warning shots at a US warship. Washington earlier denied a claim in Iranian state media that Iranian missiles had hit a US ship. Later on Monday Donald Trump said the US
responsible. Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said in a social media post on Tuesday that “the continuation of the current situation is unbearable for the United States, while we have not even begun