US Denies Two Missile Strike on Navy Ship in Strait of Hormuz — Iran War News
iran war news turned on a sharp denial from US Central Command after Iranian media said two missiles hit a US Navy frigate in the Strait of Hormuz. Centcom said no US Navy ships had been struck and said its forces are still enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.
Strait of Hormuz denial
Fars news agency said two missiles hit a US navy frigate, while Centcom posted on X that the “truth” was that “no US Navy ships have been struck”. That dispute matters at a chokepoint where more than 850 ships have been estimated trapped in the Gulf and about 20,000 sailors remain on tankers, bulk carriers, container ships and other vessels.
Centcom also said it would support an effort to guide stranded ships out of the Strait of Hormuz. Donald Trump announced over the weekend that the US would guide trapped ships from the strait, and the effort was said to have the backing of 15,000 personnel and over 100 aircraft.
Iran, Trump, and the blockade
Iran rejected that plan and warned that any foreign military force, especially the invading American army, would be attacked if it attempted to approach or enter the strait. That warning sits beside the US position that its forces are continuing the naval blockade on Iranian ports, leaving commercial traffic caught between rival claims and rival enforcement orders.
The blockade started after the US and Israel launched their attack on Iran on 28 February, when the Gulf traffic was already being disrupted. Iran imposed its blockade on foreign shipping using the Strait of Hormuz soon afterwards, and Trump imposed a counter-blockade of ships using Iranian ports on 13 April.
UAE and Oman waters
The maritime pressure widened after the UAE condemned an Iranian drone attack on an ADNOC oil tanker in the blocked Strait of Hormuz. Two drones hit the MV Barakah off the coast of Oman, and ADNOC said no one was injured and the ship was not loaded.
That series of moves leaves shipping operators with one immediate reality: the strait remains closed to foreign shipping under the competing blockades, and the next practical test is whether any stranded vessels can be escorted out under the US-backed effort. A Pakistani-brokered ceasefire announced by Trump in early April stopped hostilities, but it did not reopen the strait.
