Sporadic clashes erupt between Iranian and US forces in Hormuz strait
Sporadic clashes erupted between Iranian and US forces on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz after the US fired at two empty oil tankers trying to break the blockade by heading for an empty Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman, the American military said. Late on Friday, the US and Iran also traded fire in the first real challenge to the fragile ceasefire. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.
Sporadic clashes erupted between Iranian and US forces on Friday in the Strait of Hormuz after the US fired at two empty oil tankers trying to break the blockade by heading for an empty Iranian port in the Gulf of Oman, the American military said. Late on Friday, the US and Iran also traded fire in the first real challenge to the fragile ceasefire. Read our blog to see how the day's events unfolded.