The Iranians are saying that the Americans have attacked civilian boats and killed five civilians.
They are denying that the boats that the Americans claim to have hit belong to Iran’s IRGC. Rather, they are saying they were civilian boats.
Trump rejects Iranian peace offer
- The United Arab Emirates said its air defences intercepted ballistic and cruise missiles fired from Iran, and a fire at an oil facility in Fujairah was reported after a drone attack.
- Qatar, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the Gulf Cooperation Council, France, Germany and the UK have all condemned the suspected Iranian missile and drone attack on the UAE.
- US President Donald Trump has warned that Iran will be “blown off the face of the earth” if any US Navy ships come under fire in the Strait of Hormuz. The threat followed Iranian reports that missiles hit a US naval frigate in the strait, which the US military denied.
- The US military said it sank several Iranian small boats that attempted to interfere with commercial shipping, as US forces attempt to escort vessels through the blockaded waterway, with Danish shipping company Maersk reporting that a US-flagged vehicle carrier transited the strait safely, under US escort.
- The Reuters news agency reports that South Korea’s presidential office is reportedly investigating if the country can participate in President Trump’s “Project Freedom” in the Strait of Hormuz.
- You can read more about the “Project Freedom” here.
‘Dangerous Escalation’
U.S. Sinks Iranian Boats in Hormuz
Trump Warns Regime Could Be ‘Blown Off the Face of the Earth’
President Donald Trump warned Monday that Iran would be “blown off the face of the earth” if it attacks U.S. vessels carrying out Project Freedom, as Iranian forces fired missiles, drones, and deployed fast-attack boats against commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz — prompting U.S. forces to destroy six Iranian boats — while Tehran launched a major barrage at the United Arab Emirates.
Bessent: ‘We Have Absolute Control of the Strait’
Tehran denies US claim about sinking Iranian boats
The head of US Central Command said the American military had struck six boats in the Strait of Hormuz
