Iran’s attacks on Hormuz shipping 'unsuccessful', Centcom says
Iran’s attacks on Hormuz shipping 'unsuccessful', Centcom says The US military says the “vast majority” of Iran’s attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have failed, and that the waterway remains open. On Saturday, US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins told Fox News that about 97 percent of vessels trying to cross the strait had done so without being struck, many of them with US…
US Central Command spokesperson Tim Hawkins stated that the vast majority of Iran's attempted attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz have failed and the waterway remains open. According to Hawkins, approximately 97 percent of vessels trying to cross the strait have done so without being struck, with many receiving US military protection. Hawkins told Fox News that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps of Iran has been unsuccessful in its objective of closing the strait.
Ajel English reported that US forces have prevented Iran from carrying out export or import operations, allowing only humanitarian aid ships to pass. In a separate development, the Iranian navy stated it had detected several fires on oil tankers in recent days. The navy described these as violating ships that attempted to cross restricted areas without following warnings to keep electronic equipment operational.
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