US EditionUS says two American-flagged merchant vessels have transited the Strait of Hormuz
U.S. destroyers are helping escort merchant vessels as CENTCOM seeks to reopen a route that carries about 20% of global oil and gas shipments.
- On Monday, the U.S. Central Command announced two American-flagged merchant ships successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom, with Navy guided-missile destroyers assisting in the Persian Gulf.
- The transit follows an Iranian naval blockade on ports active since April 13, which has disrupted global energy flows and prompted U.S. Central Command to turn back 49 commercial ships during the standoff.
- Iranian news agencies claimed they struck a U.S. vessel and forced it to turn back, though CENTCOM denied these reports, stating no American warship has been struck.
- President Donald Trump announced a new initiative involving 15,000 service members; Iran dismissed the effort as a violation of the ceasefire, while state media called Project Freedom part of Trump's 'delirium.'
- Oil prices jumped about 5% amid concerns the vital route could remain blocked, and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent noted Iran's oil storage is filling, adding they may have to start shutting in wells within the next week.
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