U.S. and Iran Exchange Strikes Near Hormuz Strait

 

Washington — On May 7–8 U.S. forces reported intercepting what they characterized as unprovoked Iranian attacks on three Navy destroyers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and responded with self-defense strikes; Iran's Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters countered that U.S. forces attacked two Iranian vessels and civilian areas in Hormozgan province, and...

US Forces Disable Iranian Tankers During Gulf Operations

 

Washington: U.S. forces struck and disabled Iranian-flagged oil tankers this week, the U.S. Central Command said Wednesday and later in the week. On Wednesday at 9 a.m. Eastern, CENTCOM said a U.S. Navy F/A-18 from USS Abraham Lincoln disabled the rudder of the tanker Hasna after the crew failed to...

United States pauses Hormuz naval escorts amid talks

 

The United States has temporarily suspended “Project Freedom,” its naval operation to escort commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump said Wednesday. The pause follows requests from mediators including Pakistan and comes less than 48 hours after intense military exchanges that nearly ended a month-long U.S.-Iran ceasefire,...

US Launches Then Pauses Project Freedom in Hormuz

 

Washington: On May 5 the United States launched a naval and air operation called 'Project Freedom' to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz after accusing Iran of blocking and harassing shipping; Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth described the mission as defensive, temporary and limited, and said US forces would...

Islamabad hosts strained Iran-US talks amid ceasefire rifts

 

Iran has indicated it will not send negotiators to Islamabad for a new round of talks with the United States, jeopardising Pakistan’s plans for multiday negotiations less than 48 hours before a fragile ceasefire is due to expire. On Monday, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei accused Washington of violating the...

Trump urges Seoul to join Strait of Hormuz mission

 

Washington — On Monday, May 4, President Donald Trump said on Truth Social that Iran had taken shots at a South Korean cargo ship and other targets, and he urged Seoul to join a U.S.-led effort called Project Freedom to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and escort commercial vessels through...

Trump Launches Project Freedom to Escort Hormuz Vessels

 

United States President Donald Trump announced on Sunday, 3rd May, the launch of 'Project Freedom,' saying U.S. forces will begin escorting neutral ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Monday morning (Middle East time). He posted the plan on Truth Social and described the effort as a humanitarian gesture to...

US Forms Maritime Coalition To Reopen Hormuz Shipping

 

Washington — The U.S. government this week sought international partners to form the "Maritime Freedom Construct" to restore commercial navigation through the Strait of Hormuz, according to an internal State Department cable dated April 28 and subsequent reports on April 29–30. Diplomats were asked to solicit diplomatic and military partners...

King Charles Presents HMS Trump Bell to Trump

 

Washington: On April 29, Britain’s King Charles III presented President Donald Trump with the original bell from the World War II British submarine HMS Trump during a White House state dinner in the East Room. The formal white-tie event — the first state dinner of its kind since 2007 —...

India urges safe Hormuz passage at UN debate

 

New York: India urged immediate restoration of safe and unimpeded maritime passage through the Strait of Hormuz during a UN Security Council open debate on April 28, with Charge d'Affaires Yojna Patel warning that recent attacks on commercial shipping threaten global peace, energy security and economic stability and citing loss...