{"id":193,"date":"2026-05-04T11:26:40","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:26:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=193"},"modified":"2026-05-04T11:26:40","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T11:26:40","slug":"us-denies-iran-claim-it-hit-warship-in-strait-of-hormuz-as-trump-plans-to-guide-ships-out","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/humanitystories.pics\/?p=193","title":{"rendered":"US denies Iran claim it hit warship in Strait of Hormuz as Trump plans to \u2018guide\u2019 ships out"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Iran claimed Monday to have struck an American naval vessel on the first day of\u00a0a bid by Washington to force open the Strait of Hormuz<\/a>\u00a0to global shipping.<\/p>\n

US Central Command denied the claim on social media,\u00a0saying on X<\/a>: \u201cNo US Navy ships have been struck. US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.\u201d<\/p>\n

The semiofficial Fars News Agency, which has close ties to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), had alleged an unidentified US ship was hit by two missiles near the port of Jask after ignorning orders to halt.<\/p>\n

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Marine traffic in the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, May 4, 2026.MarineTraffic.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz on May 4, 2026.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

President Trump announced on Truth Social Sunday that the US would \u201cguide\u201d ships out of the strait under an initiative called Project Freedom, warning that Iranian efforts to block them \u201cwill, unfortunately, have to be dealt with forcefully.\u201d<\/p>\n

Iran responded by warning that any ships attempting to pass through the waterway must coordinate with them first, and that any effort to force open the strait would be resisted.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe warn that any foreign military force \u2014 especially the aggressive US military \u2014 that intends to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted,\u201d Major General Pilot Ali Abdollahi told state broadcaster IRIB.<\/p>\n

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A billboard seen in Tehran depicting the sewn lips of President Donald Trump.AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Meanwhile, the US has told shipping companies they could face sanctions for paying Iran to pass through the strait and has enacted a naval blockade on Iranian ports since April 13.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday, 49 commercial ships had been forced to turn back by the embargo, according to CENTCOM.<\/p>\n

White House officials have publicly said they hope the blockade helps bring Iran back to the negotiating table, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent predicting Sunday that Tehran was \u201cgoing to have to start shutting in wells, which we think could be in the next week\u201d due to the Islamic Republic\u2019s oil storage facilities filling up.<\/p>\n

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Ships and boats in the Strait of Hormuz.MarineTraffic.com<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Caught between the two warring nations, hundreds of vessels have opted to simply remain in place and try to wait the conflict out.<\/p>\n

According to the International Maritime Organization, up to 20,000 crew members have been stranded on about 2,000 vessels \u2014 including oil and gas tankers, cargo vessels and cruise liners \u2014 in the Strait of Hormuz since the US and Israel began strikes on Iran Feb. 28.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no precedent for the stranding of so many seafarers in the modern age,\u201d Damien Chevallier, director of the IMO\u2019s maritime safety division, told reporteres March 31.<\/p>\n

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A number of vessels seen in the Strait of Hormuz.REUTERS<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On Monday, the US-led Joint Maritime Information Center advised ships to cross the strait via Oman\u2019s territorial waters, saying it had set up an \u201cenhanced security area.\u201d<\/p>\n

The center also warned vessel masters that attempting to use the usual routes \u201cshould be considered extremely hazardous due the presence of mines that have not been fully surveyed and mitigated.\u201d<\/p>\n

The American military has said the initiative might involve guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members but has not specified what kind of assistance or escorts it would provide ships.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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