Two Navy guided-missile destroyers entered the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, the first American warships to transit the strait since the U.S.-Israel offensive in Iran began on Feb. 28. USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG-121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG-112) are now in the Persian Gulf after transiting the strait as part of the U.

At least two ships have visited Iranian ports while two are linked to China. The US previously said it would stop vessels travelling to or from Iran.

A commercial vessel caught fire Wednesday after being struck by a projectile while traveling through one of the world’s most

The purported attacks come amid Iran’s threats to target ships in the Strait of Hormuz in retaliation against the U.S.-Israeli strikes on its territory.

The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations Centre noted a report regarding a cargo ship being struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz.

Two US Navy destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz Saturday, laying the ground for the start of a mine clearing operation, US Central Command said.

US Navy destroyers began clearing a “new passage” through the Strait of Hormuz Saturday –marking the first time American ships crossed the channel since the start of the war. The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy set off on the mission to establish an open route so that minesweepers could later clear sea mines laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,

President Donald Trump said the U.S. military would remain around Iran until a real agreement is reached and fully complied with.