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Iran fires warning shots at US military ship
Updated on May 4, 2026 – 1:53 p.mReading time: 44 minutes
The US government wants to free ships stuck in the Strait of Hormuz. A German minehunter has set off for the Mediterranean. All developments in the news blog.
The United Arab Emirates’ state energy company, Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), said on X that its crude oil tanker “Barakah” was hit by two Iranian drones off the coast of Oman. Crew members were not injured. The tanker was not carrying any cargo at the time of the incident. The information cannot currently be verified. The Emirates strongly condemned the incident and called it an “attack”. They called on Iran to stop the attacks.
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A senior Iranian official has told Reuters that Iran fired warning shots to prevent a US military ship from entering the Strait of Hormuz. The US military also denies that any of its warships were hit by Iranian fire. Iran had previously said its armed forces had prevented US warships from entering the strait. The Iranian Fars news agency reported that a US warship was hit by two missiles.
Iranian media reports that a US Navy boat was attacked by two Iranian missiles in the Strait of Hormuz. Previously, there were reportedly warnings from Iran not to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The US armed forces are said to have ignored these. Local sources speak of missile launches from Iran towards the Persian Gulf shortly before the ship was hit.
According to the US media “Axios”, a senior US official denied the report. No ship was hit. The information from Iran and the USA cannot currently be independently verified.
In a statement, the Iranian army announced that it would attack United States forces if they entered the Strait of Hormuz. If US Navy ships attempt to transit the waterway, the Iranian army will respond “with military force,” the statement said.
