2 ships cross Strait of Hormuz
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Ship-tracking data shows 279 ships have passed through the strait and 22 have been attacked since the war on Iran began.
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.
Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has been at a near-standstill for weeks amid the Iran war, sending prices of oil and other key goods soaring.
Investor and co-founder of Echelon Wealth Partners, Peter Schiff, warned on Tuesday that President Donald Trump‘s blockade on the Strait of Hormuz could be perceived as an act of war by affected countries.
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.