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Tensions spike in the Strait of Hormuz - what's the latest?
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Adam Goldsmith
BBC Live reporter

Vessels in the Strait of Hormuz


Image source,Isna/Wana/Reuters

It's been a day of back-and-forth claims and denials between the US and Iran over action in the Strait of Hormuz, as tensions have reignited in the vital waterway.

It can be difficult to track vessels' movement in the key shipping route - our colleagues at BBC Verify explain why.

We've taken a brief look back at what we've heard about incidents in the strait today:

Fast boats sunk: Trump has said the US struck seven Iranian "small boats" in the Strait of Hormuz - Iran is yet to respond.

Crossing the strait: Earlier, the US Central Command claimed US-flagged merchant ships and US navy destroyers had crossed the strait. Iran called this claim "entirely false".

Warning shots: The Iranian Army Navy said it fired warning shots at US destroyers. Separately, Iranian media reported Iran had hit one US warship - a claim Washington denies.

A serious warning: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has, according to Iranian state media, shared a warning with vessels in the strait that any who pass through the "closed" waterway will be "struck and destroyed".

UAE vessel reportedly hit: The United Arab Emirates reported a tanker affiliated with its state-owned oil company Adnoc has been hit. Iran has not commented.
 

US used helicopters to destroy Iranian small boats - Centcom
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US Central Command (Centcom) says it has used helicopters to destroy Iranian small boats.

It follows US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the US has struck seven Iranian small boats as it works to open the Strait of Hormuz.

"Earlier today, Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to eliminate Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping", Centcom writes in a social media update.

Iran is yet to respond to the claims.
 
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Assuming elements of the IRGC started building the bomb after June 2025 war, then Iran should be testing a nuclear weapon by August.

Unclear if such a decision was undertaken. If it was undertaken after the March war then it could till Q2 2027 to see an Iranian nuclear test
 
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Assuming elements of the IRGC started building the bomb after June 2025 war, then Iran should be testing a nuclear weapon by August.

Unclear if such a decision was undertaken. If it was undertaken after the March war then it could till Q2 2027 to see an Iranian nuclear test
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Im on a bit in age wise. For the last 30 years Iran has been days from a nuclear weapon. The US Government Propaganda has been out of control for decades .
 
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KingQamaR said:
Im on a bit in age wise. For the last 30 years Iran has been days from a nuclear weapon. The US Government Propaganda has been out of control for decades .
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So true! It seemed like every few months or so I would turn on the news and there would be some politician saying "Iran is months away from a nuclear weapon"

After a while only boomers here would be scared of that Fox News garbage.
 
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The plan was simple: The UAE exits OPEC, breaks free from limits, and ramps up production. Two days later, America announces "Operation Freedom" and forces open the Strait of Hormuz. Emirati oil floods the market, prices crash, and Iran loses its only powerful card in
negotiations.

Iran sent a strong, clear message today: "You want cheap oil? You won't get it unless you return to negotiations and provide guarantees to implement our demands that you agreed to discuss.
 
ghazi52 said:

US used helicopters to destroy Iranian small boats - Centcom​

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BBC
US Central Command (Centcom) says it has used helicopters to destroy Iranian small boats.

It follows US President Donald Trump's suggestion that the US has struck seven Iranian small boats as it works to open the Strait of Hormuz.

"Earlier today, Sea Hawk and U.S. Army AH-64 Apache helicopters were used to eliminate Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping", Centcom writes in a social media update.

Iran is yet to respond to the claims.
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Yet again, goes to show disadvantage of not having MANPADs on the Iranian side. The fact that Americans are using AH-64s to take out gunboats points to this glaring gap on the Iranian side.
 
UAE illegally deported Shia muslims with no connection to the war that didn't do anything breaking their laws besides being Shia Muslims, and confiscated all their earnings and savings

Those rats needed to be dealt with
 
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