Iran's semi-official Tasnim news agency confirms ongoing clashes between Iranian forces and the US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz, according to Israeli journalist Yair Goldblatt and the source 301 The Arab World. The report follows President Trump's announcement last night that he canceled a planned strike on Iran. Details of the clashes remain limited.
The semi-official Iranian news agency Tasnim has confirmed clashes between Iranian forces and the US Navy in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a report by Israeli journalist Yair Goldblatt on the source '301 The Arab World'.
The confirmation comes just hours after President Trump announced last night that he had called off a planned strike on Iran. Tasnim's report — a first official acknowledgment from an Iranian state-linked outlet — marks an escalation from earlier unverified claims of exchanges of fire in the strait.
As The Zioneer reported on June 11 (01:09 Jerusalem time), an Iranian army spokesperson was set to brief media after initial reports of clashes. Later that same day (02:45 Jerusalem), Trump claimed Iran had asked him to stop U.S. bombing, a statement dismissed by Tasnim as a 'complete lie.' The Pentagon also denied that any US warship had been hit.
Tasnim's wording — that there are 'clashes' between the US and Iran in the strait — is the strongest on-record confirmation yet from a source aligned with the Iranian establishment. It is unclear whether the confirmed clashes are a new incident or a delayed acknowledgment of earlier exchanges. No US official has commented publicly on the report as of this writing.
2 developments
- DevelopingIran-linked channels report fresh exchange of fire with US Navy in Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIran's army spokesperson to brief media after reported clashes with US in the Strait of Hormuz
- DevelopingIranian Armed Forces confirm they are enforcing Strait of Hormuz blockade after explosions, Tasnim reports
- StrongIran fires warning shots at US vessels in Strait of Hormuz
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