JAKARTA - The United States armed forces fired on two civilian ships carrying goods from Khasab, Oman, to Iran, killing five people.
On Monday (4/5), the US Central Command (CENTCOM) stated that Iran had fired at US warships and commercial vessels, so the United States retaliated and destroyed small Iranian vessels.
However, later, the Iranian government-owned television station, IRIB, quoted a senior local military source as saying that the American statement was not true.
As reported by ANTARA from Sputnik, Tuesday, May 5, the report states that the incident was described by the Americans as a successful operation against Iranian armed vessels.
On Sunday (3/5), US President Donald Trump announced Project Freedom, an operation to help ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz to leave the area.
CENTCOM said US military support for the operation included guided missile destroyers, more than 100 land and sea-based aircraft, multi-domain unmanned systems, and 15,000 military personnel. The military operation began Monday morning.
IRIB then reported that the Iranian military prevented the American ship from crossing the Strait of Hormuz by hitting a warship with two missiles. However, Iran's claim was denied by CENTCOM.
Trump also threatened Iran with devastating consequences if Tehran attempted to attack American ships near the Strait of Hormuz.
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