Khaberni - According to The Wall Street Journal citing three American officials, two American guided missile destroyers crossed the Strait of Hormuz today.
The officials stated that the destroyers, which crossed the Strait of Hormuz, were not escorting any commercial ships.
Axios reported that the crossing of the American destroyers aimed to boost the confidence of commercial ships.
It indicated that the destroyers' crossing operation was based on the freedom of navigation in international waters.
Axios clarified that the warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz towards the Gulf, then returned through the Strait to the Arabian Sea.
Iran: We monitored the American destroyer and informed the Americans through Pakistan
Tasnim Agency reported from sources in the Iranian Foreign Ministry that the Iranian forces monitored the destroyer and informed our delegation, which conveyed the message through Pakistan to the Americans.
It added: We warned that the approach of the destroyer near Hormuz would expose it to a strike within 30 minutes and would damage negotiations.
Axios: Washington received no Iranian threats to target destroyers that crossed Hormuz
Lately, Axios reported, citing a senior American official, that the United States had not received any threats from Iran to attack the destroyers that crossed the Strait of Hormuz.
