A cargo vessel transiting the Arabian Gulf took two hits from unknown projectiles 40NM southeast of Umm Qasr, Iraq. The first caused a large explosion, the second started a fire that has since been extinguished. No injuries to crew. UKMTO is advising vessels to transit with caution.
U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyers are currently operating in the Arabian Gulf after transiting the Strait of Hormuz in support of Project Freedom. American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping. As a first step, 2 U.S.-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz and are safely headed on their journey.
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: The vessels that the Iranians seized in recent days, a couple of them, they're not American or Israeli ships. They're just random ships.
They drove their little speedboats up to and shot at those ships with ...
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth: The vessels that the Iranians seized in recent days, a couple of them, they're not American or Israeli ships. They're just random ships.
They drove their little speedboats up to and shot at those ships with AK-47s. Anyone with a speedboat, a gun, and the wrong intentions can do that.
They know that we, the United States of America, control the flow of global shipping. And we know that they know.
Their real navy is at the bottom of the Arabian Gulf.
White House Press Secretary on the blockade of Iran: "It has been fully implemented, and it's being enforced against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports... This includes all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and the Gulf of Oman, and our U.S. forces in the region are supporting the freedom of navigation for vessels that are transiting the Strait to and from non-Iranian ports."
CENTCOM: More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports. During the first 24 hours, no ships made i...
CENTCOM: More than 10,000 U.S. Sailors, Marines, and Airmen along with over a dozen warships and dozens of aircraft are executing the mission to blockade ships entering and departing Iranian ports. During the first 24 hours, no ships made it past the U.S. blockade and 6 merchant vessels complied with direction from U.S. forces to turn around to re-enter an Iranian port on the Gulf of Oman.
The blockade is being enforced impartially against vessels of all nations entering or departing Iranian ports and coastal areas, including all Iranian ports on the Arabian Gulf and Gulf of Oman. U.S. forces are supporting freedom of navigation for vessels transiting the Strait of Hormuz to and from non-Iranian ports.
Saudi vessels deployed to the Arabian Gulf to aid ships stranded by the Strait of Hormuz closure, providing logistical, humanitarian, and equipment support, Al-Arabiya reports.
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