The exchange occurred a day after President Donald Trump announced the Navy would help commercial vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz.

There are growing tensions in the Middle East after several Iranian small boats were destroyed in the Strait of Hormuz.

The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. The United Arab Emirates, a key American ally,

U.S. forces have launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began

The United States kicked off an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to counter economic disruptions that outlasted the peak of fighting with no peace deal in sight.

U.S. warships muscled into the strait, sinking fast-attack boats that targeted ships as Iran struck tankers and the U.A.E.

Iran has proposed a 30-day resolution aiming to end the war with Israel and the U.S. rather than just extend the ceasefire

By Tala Ramadan and Jacob Bogage DUBAI/DORAL, Florida, May 4 (Reuters) - Iran ⁠said ⁠it had forced a U.S. warship ⁠to turn back from entering the Strait of Hormuz on Monday, but a U.S. ​official denied a report that it had been struck by Iranian missiles,