US military says it destroyed six Iranian small boats as well as cruise missiles and drones in Strait of Hormuz as part of Project Freedom
發佈日期: 2026-05-05 21:25
TVB News
The US military said it destroyed six Iranian small boats as well as cruise missiles and drones, after US President Donald Trump sent his country's navy to escort stranded tankers through the Strait of Hormuz in a campaign he called Project Freedom.
Several merchant ships in the Gulf reported explosions or fires and an oil port in the United Arab Emirates which hosts a large US military base was set ablaze by Iranian missiles.
The US military said two US merchant ships made it through the Strait without saying when with the support of Navy guided-missile destroyers.
While Iran denied any crossings had taken place Maersk said the Alliance Fairfax, a US-flagged ship exited the Gulf via the Strait of Hormuz accompanied by the US military.
Iran said the US killed five civilians in attack on passenger boats.
It also said on Monday it had fired on a US warship approaching the strait forcing it to turn around.
Iranian officials later described the fire as warning shots.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said the clashes showed there was no military solution to the crisis.
He said peace talks were progressing with Pakistan's mediation and warned the US and the UAE against being drawn into a "quagmire.
Elsewhere, speaking during a small business summit at the White House called the Iran conflict a mini-war.
He reassured the small business owners in attendance that the US economy is booming despite the turbulence caused by the war.
