Several U.S. navy ships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, U.S. officials say. The move was not coordinated with Iran.
One such vessel is the USS Michael Murphy, shown on the map image above, and in the FILE PHOTO below:
The other vessel was USS Frank E. Peterson. The ships departed from the United Arab Emirates.
It's the first time this happened since the beginning of the war.
President Trump announced "the U.S. has begun clearing the Strait of Hormuz," claiming Iranian minelaying ships have been destroyed. “We’re now starting the process of clearing out the Strait of Hormuz,” In that annopuncement, he INSULTED numerous countries as not having "the courage" to do it themselves ! ! ! ! !!
It is not lost on anyone that if those ships are attacked, the peace talks in Islamabad, Pakistan will immediately end and the US Congress would be highly likely to Declare War. Same if the ship HITS one of the mines and explodes.
Today __could___ be THE day everything explodes into horrifying global war.
TRUMP POSTING:
UPDATE 10:31 AM EDT --
Iran’s Fars News Agency reports the U.S. destroyer moving from Fujairah toward the Strait of Hormuz turned back after an Iranian warning issued via Pakistani mediation during Iran–U.S. talks in Pakistan.
Iran said it told mediators the vessel would be targeted “within 30 minutes” if it continued, and that talks would be affected. The ship then halted and withdrew according to the report.
