#US #military denies claim that #Iran struck US naval vessel

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#US #military denies claim that #Iran struck US naval vessel

#CENTCOM has denied claims from Iranian state media that a US vessel was struck by Iranian missiles near the #StraitOfHormuz.

“No US Navy ships have been struck,” CENTCOM posted on X.

State news agency IRNA had reported, citing a military statement, that “following a firm & rapid warning by its navy, the entry of what it described as US & Israeli enemy destroyers into the Strait of Hormuz was prevented.”

https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/04/world/live-news/iran-war-hormuz-trump?post-id=cmor3fc5g00003b618wmyr02z

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#Iran state media reported that Iran’s navy prevented the entry of “enemy destroyers” into the #StraitOfHormuz, after #Trump announced the #US #military would begin protecting ships trying to leave the Gulf.

The #UAE condemned what it said was an “Iranian terrorist attack” that targeted a tanker belonging to the #AbuDhabi state #oil firm #ADNOC that tried to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.

#IranWar #RulesOfWar #law #Congress #WarPowers #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #economy #EnergyCrisis

[nonilex@masto.ai]

The #UAE ministry of Foreign Affairs said #ADNOC’s tanker was targeted by 2 Iranian drones as it was passing through the strait but that no injuries were recorded.

The ministry added that targeting commercial shipping & using the #StraitOfHormuz “as a tool of economic coercion or blackmail represents acts of #piracy by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps.”

#IranWar #US #Iran #war #Trump #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

[nonilex@masto.ai]

Anwar Gargash, an adviser to the #UAE president, posted on X: “These attacks confirm that the Iranian threat to the security & stability of the region is ongoing & cannot be ignored.”

#Iran is yet to officially comment on the reported incident, but the state-affiliated news agency Tasnim said that the UAE “has effectively become a pawn of #Israel & is paying huge costs instead of the regime.”

#IranWar #US #war #Trump #Netanyahu #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis

[nonilex@masto.ai]

#AbuDhabi’s statement comes amid heightened tensions in the key waterway. #Iran’s navy says it prevented US ships entering the #StraitOfHormuz, which the #US military has denied.

#IranWar #war #Trump #Netanyahu #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #energy #EnergyCrisis

[nonilex@masto.ai]

The #US #military said US-flagged merchant vessels successfully passed through the #StraitOfHormuz.

“American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping,” CentCom posted on X.

The ships’ successful navigation of the strait comes a day after #Trump vowed to guide vessels through the waterway, where #Iran is attempting to control shipping.

#IranWar #war #RulesOfWar #law #geopolitics #NationalSecurity #MiddleEast #inflation #economy #oil #EnergyCrisis

[tcatinreality@mastodon.social]

@Nonilex

So, it took over two months for the US to come up with a military escort programme to reopen the Strait of Hormuz?

Brilliant move to ensure the US is trapped in another forever war.
#ThisIsAmericaNow

[harriettmb@toot.wales]

@Nonilex Surely any action by #US or US affiliated ships in the region is part of the illegal war started and continued there by #POTUS? #Iran previously made it clear that allies of the US will be treated as part of the US when it comes to defending their area, and the previously uncontested seas off the coast of Iran.