Two American-flagged merchant vessels successfully pass through Strait of Hormuz
發佈日期: 2026-05-04 23:42
TVB News
The US military said Monday two American-flagged merchant ships had successfully transited the Strait of Hormuz and that Navy guided-missile destroyers in the Persian Gulf were helping to restore shipping traffic. It separately denied Iran's claims to have struck an American Navy vessel.
The announcement came a day after US President Donald Trump announced a new initiative to help guide ships through the critical waterway for global energy.
The US-led Joint Maritime Information Centre has advised ships to cross the strait in Oman's waters, saying it set up an "enhanced security area."
US Central Command did not say when the Navy ships arrived or when the merchant vessels departed.
It was unclear whether shipping companies, and their insurers, will take the risk of transiting the Strait given that Iran has fired on ships in the waterway and vowed to keep doing so.
Iran has said the new US effort is a violation of the fragile ceasefire reached in early April.
