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Two Navy destroyers repelled a barrage of Iranian air and surface attacks this week to safely cross the Strait of Hormuz into the Persian Gulf, according to a news report.
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The U.S. military said it helped two merchant ships transit the Strait of Hormuz, and the United Arab Emirates said it was fending off Iranian missiles and drones.
A U.S.-led maritime task force said on Monday that the U.S. would set up an "enhanced security area" and that vessels sailing through the strait should use Oman's territorial waters.
Originally published by AND Magazine
On April 19, 2026, the U.S. Navy fired on the MV Touska, a container ship trying to run the blockade and deliver yet another shipment of sodium perchlorate from China to Iran so it could produce more solid rocket fuel for its ballistic missiles. That action closed off that critical resupply route for Tehran. The Pakistanis, in league with their Chinese allies, have now opened another resupply route. Or six. Under a new order , Pakistan has designated six routes for transit trade to Iran, including corridors linking Karachi, Port Qasim, and Gwadar with the Gabd and Taftan border points. The designated routes are Gwadar-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Lyari-Ormara-Pasni-Gabd; Karachi/Port Qasim-Khuzdar-Dalbandin-Taftan;…Open
The United States and the Philippines have kicked off of their largest combat exercises in an annual display of allied military might
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Separate from the regular Iranian Navy, with boats that often go more than 115 miles per hour, it’s what a retired U.S. official calls a “disruptive force.”
Some ships linked to the Islamic Republic appear to be using deceptive methods known as "spoofing" to breach the Strait of Hormuz blockade.
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U.S. Central Command forces prepared to start clearing mines in the Strait of Hormuz as two Navy destroyers conducted operations.
'Encourage the free flow of commerce'
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This marked the first transit of such U.S. ships through the waterway since the beginning of the war with Iran
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