Live: US denies media reports that Iran struck American vessel in Strait of Hormuz

[BlueWavePsych]

Source: France24

A ​US official on Monday denied Iran state media reports that a US ​warship entering ​the ‌Strait ⁠of ‌Hormuz ⁠turned back after ​Iran fired missiles at it. Iran's military earlier warned that US forces would be attacked if they entered the strategic waterway after US President Donald Trump said the US would begin escorting stranded vessels. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates.

Read more: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260504-live-us-to-escort-ships-through-strait-of-hormuz-as-iran-warns-of-ceasefire-breach-trump

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Middle East crisis live: Iran claims it stopped US warship from sailing through strait of Hormuz

Two missiles hit US warship intending to pass through strait of Hormuz - report

Iran’s Fars news agency is reporting that a US warship intending to pass through the strait of Hormuz was turned back after ignoring a warning from Iran’s navy, citing “news sources in the south”.

The report, which we have not yet been able to independently verify, said that two missiles hit a US navy frigate sailing through the waterway in what Iran deemed a violation of “traffic and shipping security” near Jask island.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/may/04/iran-war-live-updates-trump-hormuz-us-operation-tanker-strikes

[58Sunliner]

1. Well thats a conundrum. Who to believe?

[Lovie777]

2. Actual neither............

but governments are adamant liars and conspirators................

both are cruel to their citizens, although for now, Iran tops that cruelty.

[dave99]

8. actually the present US tops cruelty

with Republican Congress and Republican Supreme Court helping

[EX500rider]

20. Really, the US is more cruel then a govt who hangs gays and kills 30,000 protestors in the street with machine guns?

Iran’s civil rights record is marked by severe, systemic repression, characterized by widespread torture, arbitrary detentions, and the highest recorded execution rates since 1989. Authorities frequently suppress dissent through violent crackdowns on protesters, severe restrictions on freedom of expression, and strict, discriminatory enforcement of mandatory veiling laws



https://www.amnesty.org/en/location/middle-east-and-north-africa/middle-east/iran/report-iran/

[dave99]

22. So many things happen in the US that never make the "news"

Have you read what has happened to the United States since Jan 21st, 2025 across the 50 states ?

[EX500rider]

23. Adjusted for population I'm pretty sure 100,000 protesters haven't been machine gun to death in the streets

[dave99]

24. 3,500,000+ US citizens waiting not to get deported since Jan 21st, 2025

[EX500rider]

25. Yes that sounds exactly like murdering 30,000 people said no one ever

[dave99]

27. Israel killed much more than that

[EX500rider]

28. Israel murdered 30,000 it's unarmed citizens in the streets? Hadn't heard that

Or do you mean in a war started by Hamas or Hezbollah?

[dave99]

31. What war ?

[EX500rider]

32. Don't read the news much? It was in all the papers

Israel was most recently and significantly attacked on October 7, 2023, by Hamas, resulting in over 1,200 deaths and triggering the ongoing Gaza war.

[dave99]

34. called by Israel on the people they contained for decades.

clearing out Israeli trash as the Israelis think of humans

[EX500rider]

36. Gaza has always had a border with Egypt not under Israeli control

Too bad they made such bad neighbors the
Egyptians kept it closed too cuz stuff kept blowing up in the Sinai

[orangecrush]

3. You can't believe anything this administration says

If they say the sky is blue, you'd better check on it.

[EX500rider]

4. I believe Iran even less

[bluestarone]

9. Not me!

Our government is just as bad. I will wait for the truth,. but i'm very much NOT believing our leaders. NO WAY!!

[EX500rider]

10. Not "Just as bad" Iran recently killed 30,000+- of it own citizens mowed down in the streets for protesting

That would be the same if the US killed over 100,000 protestors in under a month.

[Justice matters.]

16. drumph killed at least 4 times more COVID victims due to his criminal negligence

they could not breathe while he sent thousands of respirators to vlad... and they died alone.

[bluestarone]

18. Well, THIS president would do the SAME THING, if

He knerw he could get away with it. So No difference in my eyes!! Hell he will do that in one season with VACCINES and health insurance, and social security.

[intelpug]

29. American cruelty

I am with EX 500rider on all of this

[EX500rider]

21. Hiding a damaged Naval vessel is very unlikely

The ship has to go into port for repair and the whole crew would know how it happened, not a chance that would stay secret

[yankee87]

5. Warship hit

Reminds me of the ship that suddenly caught fire, that was constantly told to us that nothing was wrong.

[Wonder Why]

6. Who do you believe, the lying Iranians or the lying war criminals?

[dave99]

7. Only need to believe Iran

US government and media have been proven LIARS as of late

[EX500rider]

11. So has Iran

Based on reports from early 2026, statements from the Iranian government, particularly regarding military actions and regional influence, are often characterized by significant exaggeration, propaganda, and strategic misinformation, rather than a factual representation of events

[dave99]

12. Nope, Iran is Iran for decades

US fucked up voting for a criminal

[Skittles]

26. well I wouldn't believe Iran either

[intelpug]

30. Believe Iran

Does Trump lie cheat , steal? Yes.,, Is his word trustworthy? Hell no. Would we be better off if he had not gotten the presidency ? We all know the answer to that. But,, for many of us that have near and dear relatives serving in the US Navy in the region IF the war starts again then I am whole heartedly rooting for a complete and ruthless ass kicking of the Iranian regime no matter what as long as it has to last

[Swede]

13. Winning!

[quakerboy]

14. I mean, thats not possible

Because that would mean we were still at war, and clearly, we cant be at war because that would be illegal.

[Torchlight]

15. Iran's "imminent defeat" is certainly taking a long time.

The pontifications from the conflict's agents and cheerleaders have degraded to lackluster variations on "but they do it too."

trump's a carnival-barking idiot. His base is comprised of naive marks ready to oppose any truth inconvenient to their Lee Greenwood narrative by calling ugly reality propaganda.

[Tbear]

17. I trust Admiral Brad Cooper

He says the IRGC tried and failed.
https://www.livemint.com/news/world/american-forces-destroy-half-a-dozen-iranian-small-boats-shoot-down-several-missiles-admiral-brad-cooper-11777913918607.html

[EX500rider]

19. Yeah something Trump says is not the same as Central Command or 5th Fleet saying something

Just cause he lies does not mean suddenly everybody in the US military does also

[republianmushroom]

33. Believe Whisky Pete or anybody in this administration ?

come on now

[sarisataka]

35. Since the US Navy doesn't have any frigates...

Ok, it actually has one, but I haven't heard that the USS Constitution has set sail for the Middle East.