The Navy sent two guided missile destroyers through the Strait of Hormuz as the first step in its plan to reopen the critical waterway to commercial ship traffic.
American destroyers began work to make the strait safe for commercial traffic, U.S. officials said, as negotiators discussed conditions for an extended cease-fire. Iran denied that any warships had passed through.
A U.S. Navy destroyer headed towards the Strait of Hormuz was issued an imminent threat by Iran on Saturday amid the fragile two-week ceasefire tentatively agreed to between Washington and Tehran, the Hindustan Times reported.“Any US military vessel crossing the Hormuz Strait will be attacked within 30 minutes,” reads a warning directed at the U.S. Navy…
"Any Iranian who fires at us, or at peaceful vessels, will be BLOWN TO HELL!" President Trump wrote.
