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US warships enter Gulf as Hormuz operation launches: What to know
US warships enter Gulf as Hormuz operation launches: What to know
The initial move signals a cautious approach by the US Navy to begin opening strait without toppling ceasefire.
Jared Szuba
May 4, 2026
In this handout photo provided by US Central Command, US forces patrol the Arabian Sea near M/V Touska on April 20, 2026, after firing upon the Iranian-flagged vessel that the US accused of attempting to violate its naval blockade of Iranian ports near the Strait of Hormuz. — US Navy via Getty Images
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WASHINGTON — The US military’s headquarters for the Middle East said on Monday that two US-flagged commercial vessels made it through the Strait of Hormuz unharmed thanks to a new naval operation to break Iran’s de facto blockade of the waterway.
The US Navy has been coaching commercial shipping personnel on safe navigation through the strait, which the US Fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain acknowledged publicly on Monday has been mined by Iran.
An advisory sent out by the US Fifth Fleet’s headquarters urged commercial ships seeking to transit the strait to hug the Omani coast and remain within that country’s territorial waters and to remain in radio contact with Omani authorities.
“Transit via or in close proximity” to the main shipping channel through Hormuz “should be considered extremely........
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