Iran, US Diverge on Claims of Attacks on Warships in Strait of Hormuz

Tehran and Washington offer conflicting accounts of whether Iran targeted American warships in the Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. Iran frames the episode as an escalation in the ongoing confrontation over the strategic waterway, while the US denies or downplays the claims. The divergence suggests heightened risk of miscalculation in a critical chokepoint for global oil transit.