Iran threatens to ATTACK US warships in Strait of Hormuz as American destroyers pass through waterway for first time since conflict began

Iran threatened to attack US Navy ships in the Strait of Hormuz just after American warships passed through the strategic waterway for the first time since the war began.

Two American destroyers passed through the Strait of Hormuz without incident on Saturday for the first time in six weeks. Wall StreetJournal.

But foreign ministry spokesman Khabar Network told Fars News Agency that Tehran had warned Pakistani negotiators that if the ship continued to move, “it would be targeted within 30 minutes and Iranian-American negotiations would be damaged.”

The threat of almost immediate retaliation came on the heels of reports revealing that several US ships had crossed the strait in a bold move that was ‘not coordinated with Iran’.

USS Frank E. Peterson (DDG 121) and USS Michael Murphy (DDG 112) transited the Strait of Hormuz as part of a U.S. Navy operation, not escort of merchant ships, in a mission described as a freedom of navigation mission.

US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces also announced that they have started to create the necessary conditions for clearing the mines previously laid in the Strait of Hormuz by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard.

“Today, we began the process of creating a new gateway and will soon share this safe path with the maritime industry to promote the free flow of commerce,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM Commander. He said the following in his statement about X:.

Cooper also announced that additional US forces, including underwater drones, will join the cleanup efforts in the coming days.

Destroyers (stock image) did not escort merchant ships. Their appearance in the Bosphorus came as peace talks between the United States and Iran began in Pakistan.

President Donald Trump ordered the opening of the Strait of Hormuz as part of the ceasefire agreement.

The Iran war led the Iranians to effectively close the Strait of Hormuz, through which 20 percent of the world’s oil supplies are shipped. This increased energy prices and gave Iran a significant advantage in negotiations with the United States.

The transition comes as the United States and Iran began face-to-face talks in Pakistan on Saturday, just days after a fragile two-week ceasefire was declared.

The White House confirmed the direct nature of the talks.

Iran’s state news agency said the trilateral talks began after Iran’s preconditions were met, including reducing Israeli attacks on southern Lebanon, and after US and Iranian officials met separately with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.

Asked whether the Iranians were acting in good faith during these risky negotiations, Trump offered a cryptic but confident timeline for when the world would find out on Saturday.

‘I will let you know very soon, it won’t take too long,’ he said.

Under the chairmanship of the US delegation Vice President J.D. Vancealong with special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump son-in-law Jared Kushner.

President Donald Trump, photographed with his son Eric, claimed that the United States destroyed the Iranian army. Demands reopening of the Bosphorus within the scope of the peace agreement

The Iranian delegation is headed by the Speaker of the Parliament Muhammad Bagher Qalibaf.

The two are discussing how to advance the ceasefire, which is already threatened by deep disagreements and Israel’s ongoing offensive against Hezbollah, an Iran-backed terror group in Lebanon.

The President claimed that US and allied forces had effectively eliminated Iran’s Navy, Air Force and leadership.

He also harshly criticized his global allies, claiming they lacked the ‘courage or will’ to clear the strategic Strait of Hormuz; A mission that the US now says it is doing as a ‘favor’ to the world.

‘Most importantly, their long-time ‘Leader’ is no longer among us, thank God!

“All they do is threaten to have a ship ‘sink’ by one of the naval mines, while 28 mine-clearing boats lie at the bottom of the sea,” Trump wrote.

In a separate post he wrote: ‘The US has completely destroyed the Iranian Army, including its entire Navy, Air Force and everything else.

‘Their Leadership is DEAD! The Strait of Hormuz will soon open and empty ships are flocking towards the USA to be “loaded”.’

Vice President JD Vance leads US delegation in peace talks with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif

The Iranian delegation is led by Parliament Speaker Mohammed Bagher Qalibaf

Iran wants an end to the attacks, compensation for previous attacks, and a guarantee that there will be no further attacks.

It also wants US military forces to leave the region, and Tehran wants long-imposed sanctions to be lifted.

French President Emmanuel Macron calls for ‘respect for the ceasefire and its implementation in Lebanon’.

In his social media post, Macron said that he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Saturday and that, in addition to discussing the ceasefire, they called for the return of free navigation in the Strait of Hormuz.

The French leader did not mention the negotiations in Pakistan, but said he and Erdogan “underlined the need for a solid and lasting diplomatic solution.”

Macron speaks regularly about the war with other world leaders and is helping lead efforts for a mission to secure shipping in the Strait of Hormuz once fighting calms down.

He took a particularly active role in pushing for peace in Lebanon, a former French protectorate with close ties to France.

The Israeli military said its air force struck the infrastructure of the Iran-backed militant group in Lebanon and continued to support ground forces operating in southern Lebanon.

This comes as Tehran is pressing for a halt to Israeli attacks on Hezbollah in trilateral talks.

Earlier on Saturday, Lebanon’s state news agency reported that at least three people were killed in Israeli strikes in southern Lebanon. No strikes were reported during the afternoon hours.

Sirens in Israeli communities along the Lebanese border continued to warn of drone and rocket attacks from Lebanon throughout Saturday. No injuries were reported.

Israel continued to strike Lebanon after a ceasefire was declared between the United States and Iran, even though mediator Pakistan said the small Mediterranean country was part of a two-week pause.