Middle East crisis live: US denies report that warship trying to pass through strait of Hormuz was hit by Iran
US Central Command denies that a ship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigateTrump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships from strait of Hormuz amid ‘very positive’ talks with IranWe have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, who said earlier that the US or any other foreign armed forces would be attacked if they entered the strait of Hormuz (see post at 07.39 for more details). Abdollahi also said:We will maintain and vigorously manage the security of the strait of Hormuz with all our might, and we inform all commercial ships and tankers to refrain from any attempt to transit without the coordination of the armed forces stationed in the strait of Hormuz, so as not to jeopardise their security. Continue reading...
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US Central Command denies that a ship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigate
We have a bit more of the statement from Maj Gen Ali Abdollahi, the commander of Iran’s Khatam al-Anbiya central headquarters, who said earlier that the US or any other foreign armed forces would be attacked if they entered the strait of Hormuz (see post at 07.39 for more details). Abdollahi also said:
We will maintain and vigorously manage the security of the strait of Hormuz with all our might, and we inform all commercial ships and tankers to refrain from any attempt to transit without the coordination of the armed forces stationed in the strait of Hormuz, so as not to jeopardise their security.
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