Iran accused the US military of killing five civilians after allegedly attacking two small passenger boats travelling from Khasab, Oman, to the Iranian coast

Iran has blocked tanker traffic through the Strait of Hormuz since the U.S. and Israel started the war in late February, resulting in supply and price shocks.

As the U.S. launched an effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, it sunk Iranian boats targeting commercial vessels and the UAE reported drone attacks.

A video is spreading online with claims it shows missiles blasting a US warship near the Strait of Hormuz after Iranian state media said May 4, 2026 that Tehran's navy had fired warning shots on American destroyers sent to the Gulf to help trapped commercial vessels leave.

US Central Command denies that warship has been struck after Iran’s Fars news agency claimed two missiles hit a US navy frigate

The US and Iran exchanged fire in a flareup of violence on Monday that also drew in the United Arab Emirates, prompting calls for renewed strikes on Iranian targets and casting doubt on the fate of a four-week ceasefire.

The United States said it had destroyed several Iranian boats on Monday and the United Arab Emirates reported fresh attacks on its territory, in the sharpest escalation since a fragile