A US Navy destroyer ship moved from the Fujairah Port in the UAE towards the Strait of Hormuz, prompting an immediate warning from Iran: “Any US military vessel crossing the Hormuz Strait will be attacked within 30 minutes”.
However, the US vessel returned after Tehran's warning, only to have two warships cross the strait without coordination or permission from Tehran.
The development comes as senior US and Iranian officials met in Islamabad for the highest-level talks between the two countries in over five decades.
US President Trump declared on Truth Social that the US has started the process of “clearing out” the Strait of Hormuz as “a favour to the World”.
Hours after Trump's social media post, two US warships reportedly passed through the Strait of Hormuz with no issues reported.
