Aaaand ... 'Action'? Iran Declares Strait Closed, Shots Exchanged; UPDATE: US Sinks 6 Iranian Boats
Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to shipping, threatening to destroy any vessel attempting passage, following initial false claims of attacking U.S. Navy ships. U.S. forces responded after Iranian forces fired on commercial vessels, sinking six Iranian boats in retaliation. The escalation comes amid heightened tensions over blocked oil shipments and a U.S. effort to reopen the strategic waterway.
- ▪Iran's IRGC claimed control over a significant portion of the Strait of Hormuz and issued a warning to all vessels not to transit.
- ▪U.S. military forces protected commercial ships, responding to Iranian attacks that included a drone strike on the tanker JV Innovation.
- ▪Six Iranian boats were sunk by U.S. forces after they fired on ships in the Strait, marking a significant escalation in hostilities.
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Aaaand ... 'Action'? Iran Declares Strait Closed, Shots Exchanged; UPDATE: US Sinks 6 Iranian Boats Ed Morrissey 12:00 PM | May 04, 2026 AP Photo/Vahid Salemi, File If Donald Trump really wants "action," the IRGC seems ready to provide the pretext for it. Iran's regime initially claimed that it had attacked US Navy vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz, then withdrew the claim when CENTCOM debunked it. Guided-missile destroyers now bookend the Strait, and CENTCOM announced that two US-flagged vessels had already transited it safely. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Iran responded by announcing a total closure of the Strait.
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