Trump Says US Has Struck Seven Iranian Boats as Tensions Spike
The strikes came as the United States began escorting ships through the waterway and two vessels had already transited, Central Command said.
- On Monday, President Donald Trump announced United States forces destroyed seven Iranian 'small boats' in the Strait of Hormuz, marking a fresh escalation in efforts to secure the critical maritime route.
- Trump's naval mission, Project Freedom, launched Sunday to guide merchant vessels belonging to countries 'that have absolutely nothing to do with the war' through the strategic waterway.
- An Iranian drone sparked a fire at the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone on Monday, injuring three Indian nationals, while a Panama-flagged South Korean ship operated by HMM suffered an explosion in the Strait.
- Iran branded the United States' claims 'entirely false,' while the United Arab Emirates Foreign Ministry said it reserves its 'full and legitimate right' to respond to the 'treacherous' missile and drone attacks.
- Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs' Chairman General Dan Caine will hold a news conference Tuesday morning, following Trump's posts depicting Iranian military assets as 'destroyed.
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"Shot down 7 Iranian boats," says Trump as US continues 'Project Freedom' in Strait of Hormuz
US President Donald Trump on Monday (local time) said that the American forces had destroyed "seven" small vessels linked to Iran, escalating tensions around the Strait of Hormuz under "Project Freedom."
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The Economic Times'Iran can't have nukes': Trump issues FINAL WARNING to Tehran as US strikes 7 Iranian boats
US President Donald Trump on Monday reiterated that the US will not allow Iran to develop a nuclear weapon. "We can't let Iran have a nuclear weapon," Trump said at a small business summit in the White House. His remarks came after the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that US Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of "Project Freedom" to restore freedom of navigation f…
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nin.rsMedia reports claim that several merchant ships were hit, and the oil port of Fujairah in the United Arab Emirates caught fire after an Iranian attack.
Apache and Seahawk attack helicopters were deployed, according to the head of the U.S. Central Command, these boats "represent a threat to commercial navigation."
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