File image of the Strait of Hormuz
EA on WION: US-Israel War — Iran Puts Another Proposal to Trump Camp
The temporary ceasefire in the US-Israel War on Iran unravelled on Monday, as both the Trump camp and the Iranian regime resorted to force in and near the Strait of Hormuz.
A day after proclaiming “Project Freedom” to guide shipping through the waterway, the US military said its helicopters have destroyed six Iranian small boats. American forces intercepted cruise missiles and drones fired at ships and commercial vessels.
The head of US Central Command, Adm. Bradley Cooper, “strongly advised” Iranian units to remain clear of US military assets. But Iran’s Revolutionary Guards claimed it struck a US Navy frigate with two missiles as the vessel attempted to pass through the Strait of Hormuz.
Each side denied the claims of the other. The Iranians also rejected the US military’s statement that two American-flagged ships passed through the Strait. However, the shipping giant Maersk confirmed that one of its US-flagged container vessels had successfully transitted under American protection.
The Iranians hit a South Korean-operated, Panamanian-flagged vessel, HMM Namu, setting the engine room afire.
The vessel was struck in port on the UAE coast. South Korea’s Foreign Ministry said no casualties were reported among the crew of six South Koreans and 18 foreign nationals.
South Korea’s Presidential office convened a meeting on Tuesday to discuss the incident.
The UAE said air defenses engaged 15 Iranian missiles and four drones, the first attack on a Gulf State since the ceasefire was declared last month. A fire broke out in the Fujairah Oil Industry Zone, the largest in the Emirates.
Iran’s military denied that it fired; however, Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a warning.
Events in Hormuz make clear that there's no military solution to a political crisis.
As talks are making progress with Pakistan's gracious effort, the U.S. should be wary of being dragged back into quagmire by ill-wishers. So should the UAE.
Project Freedom is Project Deadlock.
— Seyed Abbas Araghchi (@araghchi) May 4, 2026
Saudi Arabia expressed its “condemnation and denunciation in the strongest terms of the Iranian targeting… of civilian and economic facilities in the brotherly United Arab Emirates, as well as a vessel belonging to an Emirati company”.
The Saudi Foreign Ministry affirmed its solidarity with the UAE and called on Iran to stop the attacks and “respect the principles of good neighborliness”.
India said, “The attack on Fujairah that resulted in injury to three Indian nationals is unacceptable. We call for immediate cessation of these hostilities and the targeting of civilian infrastructure and innocent civilians.”
