Iran-US war latest: US claims it has sunk six Iranian small boats as tensions rise in Strait of Hormuz
The US military claims to have sunk six small Iranian boats as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz.
US Admiral Brad Cooper said the navy had eliminated six small boats attempting to interfere with commercial shipping, which he claimed Iran was targeting with cruise missiles. He said US military ships were also being targeted.
An Iranian military official denied the US navy report, according to Iranian state television.
It comes after US Central Command denied Iranian claims that two Iranian missiles struck a US warship intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Semi-official state news agency Fars said the warship was turned back after it was struck while sailing near Jask island, after Tehran earlier warned it would attack any US boats that entered the Strait of Hormuz.
US president Donald Trump had vowed to free commercial ships stranded in the waterway as part of so-called “Project Freedom” on Monday morning to “free up people, companies, and Countries that have done absolutely nothing wrong”.
Iran had afterwards warned that “any foreign armed forces, especially the aggressive US army, will be attacked” if they approach the Strait.
