Iran’s navy did not hit a United States Navy ship near the Strait of Hormuz.

A US official confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Monday afternoon, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) noting that two US-flagged ships successfully transited the Strait on Monday.

CENTCOM earlier confirmed that no US ship had been hit in an afternoon post to X/Twitter, adding that “US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.”

Iran did not hit a US Navy ship near Strait of Hormuz, US official tells ‘Post’
The denial comes after Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-aligned Fars News Agency claimed that two missiles had hit a United States Navy frigate, forcing it to turn back.

THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.
THE ‘USS Abraham Lincoln’ conducts US blockade operations related to the Strait of Hormuz, last month.
(photo credit: Handout Photo by the US Navy via Getty Images)
ByAMICHAI STEIN, MIRIAM SELA-EITAM, TOBIAS SIEGAL
MAY 4, 2026 13:20
Updated: MAY 4, 2026 15:39
Iran’s navy did not hit a United States Navy ship near the Strait of Hormuz, a US official confirmed to The Jerusalem Post on Monday afternoon, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) noting that two US-flagged ships successfully transited the Strait on Monday.

CENTCOM earlier confirmed that no US ship had been hit in an afternoon post to X/Twitter, adding that “US forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports.”

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The denial follows a report from the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC)-aligned Fars News Agency claiming that two missiles had hit a US naval frigate near the port of Jask at the southern entrance to the strait, forcing it to turn back.
Tehran has prepared other scenarios that it will activate “if necessary,” according to Iran’s Tasnim News Agency, citing an unnamed source.