The opening day of the U.S. efforts to escort commercial ships through the Straits of Hormuz saw combat between U.S. and Iranian forces.

WASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military has destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as the U.S. launches an operation to free up shipping through the Strait of Hormuz,

U.S. Navy MH-60S Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to sink six Iranian small attack boats which were threatening commercial

An Iranian commander denied that the U.S. destroyed Iranian attack boats on Monday and gave an alternate version of events. The commander was quoted by Iran’s state broadcaster, IRIB, as saying that the U.

The US military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian ​cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as the U.S. ‌launched an operation to free

The US Defense Department released video footage earlier on Thursday of US forces on the deck of the Guinea-flagged oil tanker Majestic X, which was seized in the Indian Ocean.

United States forces have destroyed seven Iranian small boats in the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump announced on Monday, marking a fresh escalation

Small boat destroyed in video posted on social media as US campaign has killed at least 178 people since September

Iran launched attacks on the UAE and tankers in the Strait of Hormuz while the U.S. destroyed Iranian boats "that attempted to interfere" with Project Freedom.

The United Arab Emirates says it is actively engaging with a missile and drone attack from Iran. The UAE Defense Ministry reported the attack on X late Tuesday. It said sounds heard in parts of the Gulf federation are related to the interception of ballistic missiles,