Get you up to speed: US forces strike seven Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz amid rising tensions
Donald Trump stated that US forces hit seven Iranian ‘small boats’ in the Strait of Hormuz. The US Central Command confirmed that they are supporting “Project Freedom” and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Donald Trump stated that US forces had struck seven Iranian “small boats” in the Strait of Hormuz, claiming that “it’s all they have left,” following tensions after an Iranian drone attack on a UAE oil port. According to US Central Command, 15,000 service members will support “Project Freedom,” aimed at enforcing a naval blockade on Iranian ports and ensuring safe navigation for ships in the region.
Donald Trump announced the initiation of “Project Freedom” set to begin on “Monday morning Middle East time,” which will involve US forces guiding ships safely through Iran’s blockade. US Central Command stated that 15,000 service members, along with guided-missile destroyers and over 100 land and sea-based aircraft, will be involved in enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
US ‘shot down’ Iranian boats in Strait of Hormuz, Trump says | News World
The Strait of Hormuz has become a central pinch point in the Iran War (Picture: Reuters)
Donald Trump said US forces hit seven Iranian ‘small boats’ in the Strait of Hormuz as tensions soar in the Gulf.
In a brief post on Truth Social, the President said Iran has ‘taken some shots at unrelated nations’, including a South Korean cargo ship.
He went on: ‘We’ve shot down seven small Boats… It’s all they have left. Other than the South Korean Ship, there has been, at this moment, no damage going through the Strait.’
Trump posted as an oil port in UAE was hit by an Iranian drone, in the first attack since the shaky ceasefire was agreed three weeks ago.
It comes after the US has denied reports from Iranian media that a Navy ship was hit by two missiles near the Strait of Hormuz.
Fars news agency, a semi-official outlet, claimed the attack took place on a frigate close to the port of Jask which lies at the southern end of the Strait.
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The Iranian armed forces had warned foreign navies to stay away from the vital waterway, after Donald Trump suggested yesterday the US would help to guide ships from around the world through Iran’s blockade.
His initiative would begin ‘Monday morning Middle East time’ and be dubbed ‘Project Freedom’, the US President wrote on his Truth Social platform.
According to Fars, the US warship was forced to turn around and sail away from the area.
However, US Central Command denied the reports from the Iranian news outlet.
In a post on X, the body said: ‘No US Navy ships have been struck.
‘US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.’
Trump wrote on Truth Social on Sunday: ‘For the good of Iran, the Middle East, and the United States, we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways, so that they can freely and ably get on with their business.
‘Again, these are Ships from areas of the World that are not in any way involved with that which is currently taking place in the Middle East.’
Central Command has said 15,000 service members will be involved in the initiative to restore freedom of navigation, along with guided-missile destroyers and more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft.
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