May 4, (CNN/GNA) – The US military said this morning that two US-flagged merchant vessels have successfully transited through the Strait of Hormuz.
“American forces are actively assisting efforts to restore transit for commercial shipping,” US Central Command said in a post on X.
The announcement of ships’ successful navigation of the strait comes a day after President Donald Trump vowed to guide vessels through the waterway, where Iran is attempting to control shipping.
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), however, claimed no commercial vessels or oil tankers had transited the Strait of Hormuz in recent hours, rejecting statements by US officials as “baseless” and “outright lies,” according to a statement carried by Iran-semi official Tasnim News on Monday.
The IRGC said that “other maritime movements” that run contrary to principles announced by the IRGC Navy “face serious risks,” and warned that vessels deemed to be in violation would be “forcibly stopped,” as cited by Tasnim.
The Iranian navy has said it fired warning shots near US Navy destroyers operating near the Strait of Hormuz. The navy “detected US destroyers near the Strait of Hormuz and issued warnings, including firing warning shots, cautioning of the consequences of what it described as risky actions,” according to the state-run Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB).
US Central Command denied claims from Iranian state media that a US vessel was struck by Iranian missiles near the Strait of Hormuz. “No U.S. Navy ships have been struck,” CENTCOM said in a post on X.
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