Iran Says US Killed Five Civilians in Strait of Hormuz Passenger Boat Attacks

Iran accused the United States of killing five civilians in attacks on passenger boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Al Jazeera reported that the claim on Tuesday contradicted a statement by US Admiral Brad Cooper, who said Central Command (CENTCOM) forces had sunk six IRGC vessels.

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US President Donald Trump later put the number at seven boats, while Iran’s state broadcaster IRIB quoted an unnamed Iranian military commander.

IRIB said the investigation found that US forces had “attacked two small boats carrying people on their way from Khasab on the coast of Oman to the coast of Iran on Monday”.

The attacks destroyed the boats and killed five civilian passengers, the commander said, and added, “The US ‘must be held accountable for their crime’,”

There was no immediate comment from the US military, Al Jazeera said.

Global Times, citing Tasnim, said “Five civilians were killed in US attacks on cargo boats.”

It described US forces attacking “two small civilian cargo boats” traveling from Khasab along the Omani coast toward Iran.

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Global Times quoted Brad Cooper saying the US military had sunk six Iranian small boats and said the boats were struck by US Apache and MH-60 Seahawk helicopters.

TRT World reported “Five civilians were killed in a US strike on small cargo boats in the Strait of Hormuz,” citing Tasnim and an Iranian military source.

TRT World said the source described the strike as a “hasty” move driven by the US’ “fear” of IRGC fast-boat operations while CENTCOM said helicopters destroyed “Iranian small boats threatening commercial shipping.”

The Economic Times said Iranian state media reported five deaths while Washington characterized the operation as a necessary security measure.

Al Jazeera said the US operation dubbed “Project Freedom” “has shaken a fragile ceasefire reached between Iran and the US on April 8.”

It linked the tensions to the closure of the corridor and said oil and fertiliser prices surged around the world.

Al Jazeera reported Iran’s insistence on maintaining control over the Strait of Hormuz and collecting transit fees as reparations.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on X that US violations of the ceasefire were endangering transit and quoted, “The new equation of the Strait of Hormuz is in the process of being solidified.”

WHEC reported that U.S. forces launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday and said the safety corridor involves guided-missile destroyers, more than 100 aircraft and 15,000 service members.

WHEC quoted Pete Hegseth saying, “This is a temporary mission for us,” and “We expect the world to step up.”

Al Jazeera reported Iran warned commercial vessels they would “jeopardise their safety” if they attempted to cross without permission.

It said Iran also warned US forces would face attacks if they approached or entered the chokepoint.

Dunya News

Al Jazeera said the closure of the corridor followed US and Israeli attacks on Iran on February 28 and that Trump sought to reopen the strait.

Al Jazeera reported the UAE said Iran launched a drone attack on an oil tanker and that Iranian forces launched 15 ballistic missiles and four drones at its territory.

It said UAE authorities reported a large fire at a major oil refinery in Fujairah and wounded three Indian nationals.

www.suryaa reported Trump threatened that if Iran targets US ships in the Strait of Hormuz they would be “blown off the face of the Earth.”

WHEC said Hegseth told a Pentagon briefing Tuesday that U.S. forces would prefer the effort to “guide” stranded ships through the Strait of Hormuz to be peaceful.

It quoted Hegseth saying, “This is a temporary mission for us,” and “We expect the world to step up.”

Global Times

WHEC said Iran denounced the move as a ceasefire violation and that it was unclear what will follow.

WHEC reported that Secretary of State Marco Rubio will travel to Rome and Vatican City this week to ease tensions between Donald Trump and Pope Leo XIV.

It quoted the State Department statement: “Secretary Rubio will meet with Holy See leadership to discuss the situation in the Middle East and mutual interests in the Western Hemisphere.”

TRT World said a ceasefire took effect on April 8 through Pakistani mediation, but talks in Islamabad failed to produce a lasting agreement and the truce was later extended by Trump without a set deadline.