The opening day of the U.S. efforts to escort commercial ships through the Straits of Hormuz saw combat between U.S. and Iranian forces.
It was the MH-60S Seahawk helicopters - deployed from the USS Eisenhower and USS Gravely—that stopped a brazen Houthi attack on the Maersk Hangzhou in the Red Sea. As the four small boats closed in, ...
Sometime before dawn on May 3, 2026, a bulk carrier transiting the Strait of Hormuz was swarmed by multiple small craft operating near Iranian waters. The vessel reported the attack to the United ...
US AH-64 Apache and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters eliminatedsix Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz, the top American commander in the Middle East said Monday. Iran ...