U.S. launches mission to guide ships through the Strait of Hormuz; Iran threatens attacks

The U.S. military on Monday rejected Iranian claims to have struck an American warship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz and said the first commercial ships had transited the critical waterway as part of President Donald Trump's new mission to guide stranded vessels

The U.S. military on Monday rejected Iranian claims to have struck an American warship trying to enter the Strait of Hormuz and said the first commercial ships had transited the critical waterway as part of President Donald Trump's new mission to guide stranded vessels.

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Meanwhile, the South Korean government said it “suspected” that a South Korean-flagged cargo vessel had been attacked although nobody was known to have been injured.

Trump announced that starting Monday the U.S. military would help free ships that have been “locked up” and unable to transit the key trade route amid the maritime standoff between Tehran and Washington.