Trump Warns Iran Will Be 'Blown Off the Face of the Earth' if It Attacks US Ships as Both Sides Exchange Fire
Maersk said all 24 crew members were safe after a vessel crossed under U.S. escort as more than 800 ships remained stranded.
- On Monday, the United States launched "Project Freedom" to secure the Strait of Hormuz, destroying six Iranian boats targeting commercial ships as President Donald Trump threatened Iran would be "blown off the face of the Earth" if it attacked.
- Following Iranian missile launches, the United Arab Emirates air defense systems engaged 12 ballistic missiles, three cruise missiles, and four drones on Monday, marking escalation after a four-week truce.
- Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth confirmed on Tuesday that the fragile ceasefire remains intact despite the skirmish, as Washington utilizes naval and air assets to protect commercial shipping.
- Oil prices retreated on Tuesday after Monday's surge but remained well above $100 a barrel, while a vessel belonging to Danish shipping giant Maersk exited the Persian Gulf under U.S. military escort.
- Iranian officials labeled the U.S. initiative "Project Deadlock," while speaker of the Iranian parliament Mohammad-Bagher Ghalibaf claimed the status quo at the Strait is "unsustainable" for the United States.
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Trump warns Iran will be 'blown off the face of the Earth' if it attacks US ships as both sides exchange fire
Tensions between the U.S. and Iran intensified Monday in the Strait of Hormuz, with both sides trading fire as President Donald Trump launched "Project Freedom" to protect commercial ships.
Immediately after the United States launched "Project Freedom" on the 4th (local time) to help approximately 2,000 ships stranded in the Strait of Hormuz escape, clashes broke out with Iran, threatening to collapse the ceasefire that had been precariously maintained for nearly a month. U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran that it would "vanish from the face of the earth," and Iran attacked Fujairah and Oman—key oil export hubs for the United …
Iran will be ‘blown off face of earth’ if US ships attacked, Donald Trump warns
US president Donald Trump says Iran will “be blown off the face of the earth” if US vessels guiding ships through the Strait of Hormuz are attacked, escalating his threats to eliminate Iranian civilisation as the countries test a tenuous ceasefire during the weeks-long war.
Trump tells Fox News Iran will be 'blown off the face of the earth' if they target U.S. ships, as Iranian attacks on the strait continue
President Donald Trump has issued a serious warning to Iran, saying that if they target U.S. ships in the Strait of Hormuz, they will be “blown off the face of the earth.” The warning came during a 20-minute phone call with Fox News Chief Foreign Correspondent Trey Yingst, where Trump spoke about the ongoing U.S. mission in the region known as “Project Freedom.” Yingst reported that Trump stressed the importance of guiding vessels safely through…
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