Iran says fired missiles at US frigate in Strait of Hormuz
Iranian media said Monday that a U.S. navy frigate was targeted by two missiles in the Strait of Hormuz, after President Donald Trump said US forces would begin guiding ships through the waterway.
"The frigate, which was sailing on Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, in violation of navigation and maritime safety rules near (the port of) Jask, was targeted by a missile attack after ignoring a warning from the Iranian navy," the Fars news agency said, without citing a source.
Trump had said the United States would on Monday begin guiding ships through the strategic strait, which was a major transport route for oil, gas and fertilizer before the Middle East war broke out and Iran blockaded the waterway.
Source: Agence France Presse
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