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Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/04/us/politics/us-iran-attacks.html
U.S. Shoots Down Iranian Missiles and Drones Aimed at American Vessels in Strait of Hormuz
(New York Times) Eric Schmitt - U.S. ships shot down cruise missiles and drones that Iran fired at the ships and commercial vessels the Navy was guiding through the Strait of Hormuz, Adm. Brad Cooper, head of U.S. Central Command, said Monday. Apache helicopter gunships sank six Iranian military speedboats that threatened the vessels. None of the Navy ships or commercial tankers were damaged. President Trump is seeking to break Iran's blockade of the strait by ordering American military forces to help stranded vessels exit the waterway. Adm. Cooper said multiple Navy destroyers had steamed through the strait by way of a sea lane the Navy has cleared of mines using naval robots. "We've now opened a passage through the Strait of Hormuz to allow for the free flow of commerce to proceed," he said. "U.S. forces are helping the international community in restoring the flow of global commerce, where the IRGC, on the other hand, is doing everything it can to terrorize and threaten commercial shipping."