Missiles hit US warship in Strait of Hormuz, agency says; Iran confirms action

US ship was hit by missiles, Iranians say Two missiles hit a United States warship in the Strait of Hormuz region, this Monday (4), according to the Iranian news agency Fars. ✅ Follow the g1 international news channel on WhatsApp Citing local sources, the agency states that the vessel was hit near Jask, as it headed towards the strait, ignoring the warning given hours earlier by the Iranian Navy, which released a map delimiting the area that would be under its control. The sources also said that due to the impacts, the American frigate was unable to proceed and was forced to retreat and leave the area. Shortly afterwards, on state TV, the Iranian Navy confirmed that it had prevented US warships from entering the Hormuz area, but did not give details about the operation. According to the American website Axios, a senior Trump administration official denies that the vessel was hit. So far there is no information about damage caused or possible casualties. Trump says the US will help ships cross the Strait of Hormuz near Iran Iran says it is under the control of a large area of ​​the Strait of Hormuz Earlier, on Monday, Iran published a new map of the Strait of Hormuz with red lines delimiting the area under the control of its military, a day after Trump announced an operation to help ships cross the waterway in the Middle East. The map shows two red lines in the Strait of Hormuz region, which the Iranian regime said delimits “the new area under the management and control of the Iranian Armed Forces.” One of the lines, west of the pass, is between the Iranian island of Qeshm and the coast of the United Arab Emirates northwest of Dubai; The other, south of Hormuz, is between the north coast of Oman and the Iranian coast. See the map above. Map of the Strait of Hormuz, in the Middle East, under Iranian control on May 4, 2026. Disclosure/Irib News The map was released one day after US President Donald Trump announced that the US Army will safely guide commercial ships trapped in the Persian Gulf through the Strait of Hormuz. The operation, according to Trump, would take place from Monday morning, but no military movements had yet taken place until the last update of this report. In response, the Iranian military threatened to attack any US military vessel that approaches the Strait of Hormuz and reiterated that it maintains “complete control” over the region. Also according to the statement shared by Iranian state media this Monday, the passage of ships through the sea will have to be coordinated with Tehran. Trending videos on g1 “We warn that any foreign armed force — especially the aggressive US Army — that intends to approach or enter the Strait of Hormuz will be targeted and will be attacked,” said commander Abdolrahim Mousavi Abdollahi, of the Khatam al-Anbiya Central Headquarters. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard also said that “maritime movements that contradict the principles announced by the Revolutionary Guard Navy will face serious risks and will be firmly stopped,” according to General Mohseni, a spokesman for the military force. The Strait of Hormuz, vital to the world economy as it is the route for 20% of the flow of oil, has been closed by Iran since February 28, when the war against the USA and Israel began. Since then, a tiny number of commercial ships have managed to cross the region. The conflict has been in a ceasefire since the beginning of April, but the sea route has not been reopened by Iran, despite the wishes of the USA. To put pressure on Tehran, the US has been blocking the Strait of Hormuz since April 13 and has already redirected 48 ships linked to the Iranian regime, according to the US Army. The new US initiative to help ships cross, called “Project Freedom”, will aim to free people, companies and countries that would be “victims of the circumstances” of the blockage in the passage, according to Trump. “If, in any way, this humanitarian process is interfered with, this interference, unfortunately, will have to be firmly combated,” said the North American leader. Also on Sunday, Iran announced that it had received a response from the US to its latest proposal to end the war. Iranian state media reported it was analyzing Washington’s response to its 14-point proposal sent through mediator Pakistan. READ ALSO: Iran reiterates that it has ‘total control’ over Hormuz and threatens to attack US ships in Trump’s plan to guide ships through the canal Trump’s disapproval reaches new record amid war with Iran, survey finds European nations understood Trump’s ‘message’, says NATO chief

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