Iran’s Navy said it had prevented the entry of a US ship through the Strait of Hormuz, issuing a “swift and decisive warning,” according to state TV, while Fars news agency said two missiles struck a ship near the port of Jask.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) denied Iran’s claims in a post on X, which came after a US official also denied it to Axios.
Iran had previously warned the US against any naval entry through the Strait of Hormuz unless it is coordinated, after US President Donald Trump said that he would “guide” stranded ships through the Strait.
In a post on Truth Social, Trump said that the US has been requested to by countries to “help free their Ships”, adding “we have told these Countries that we will guide their Ships safely out of these restricted Waterways.”
Iran’s military responded to the statement, saying the Strait of Hormuz “is in the hands of the armed forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran” and that the transit of commercial ships through the Strait must be “carried out in coordination with the armed forces.”
“We warn that any foreign armed force, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked if they attempt to approach and enter the Strait of Hormuz,” Iran’s military added.
The warning comes as the UK’s Maritime Trade Operations monitor said that it had received a report from a vessel 78 nautical miles north of Fujairah as having been hit by “unknown projectiles,” though it added the crew are safe.
