The US military has denied a claim made in Iranian state media that Iran hit an American warship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz.
It comes hours after Donald Trump said the US would help stranded ships out of the waterway. Here’s what we know – and don’t – about the plan.
“This is a serious warning from the naval forces of the IRGC. The Strait of Hormuz remains closed” – Iranian media has published an audio message said to be from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
An estimated 20,000 seafarers on 2,000 ships have been stuck in the strait since the US-Iran war began in February.
Trump’s “Project Freedom” could become a dangerous flashpoint after almost four weeks of the US-Iran ceasefire.
Meanwhile, the UAE says a tanker affiliated with its state-owned oil company has been hit in the Strait of Hormuz.–BBC
