Iran threatens ships that take up U.S. offer on Strait of Hormuz transit

6m ago CENTCOM denies Iranian claim to have struck U.S. warship with missiles near Strait of Hormuz A spokesperson for the U.S. military's Central Command, Captain Tim Hawkins, told CBS News on Monday that claims by Iranian media outlets that an American warship had been struck by two missiles near the Strait of Hormuz were not true. Hawkins did not provide any further detail, but he rejected the report by Iran's Fars news agency, which is associated with the Islamic Republic's Revolutionary Guard forces, that U.S. Navy frigate was struck on Monday amid an increasingly tense standoff between the countries in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. military said it launched an operation Monday under the name "Project Freedom," under which President Trump says commercial vessels stuck in the Gulf can be guided out by the U.S. military via the Strait of Hormuz. Iran has warned that any ship trying to navigate the narrow strait without its explicit permission will be targeted. CENTCOM later issued a brief statement on social media reiterating Hawkins' rejection of the Iranian report, saying: "No U.S. Navy ships have been struck. U.S. forces are supporting Project Freedom and enforcing the naval blockade on Iranian ports." 28m ago Macron calls on U.S., Iran to coordinate to open Strait of Hormuz, says France won't join "unclear" military operation French President Emmanuel Macron has called on the U.S. …