Donald Trump says the US "shot down" seven Iranian boats on Monday, a claim denied by Tehran. Iran fired missiles and drones at military and commercial ships, according to the US.

The U.S.' bid to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, dubbed "Project Freedom," was nicknamed "Project Deadlock" by Iran.

DUBAI/WASHINGTON, May 5 (Reuters) - The fragile truce in the Middle East was in jeopardy on Tuesday after the U.S. and Iran launched new attacks as they wrestled for control of the Strait of Hormuz. The U.

Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, accused the United States of violating the shaky cease-fire, after Iranian forces fired at vessels that the U.S. Navy was guiding through the strait.

The U.S. used attack helicopters to blow up the small boats and intercept the drones, according to the commander of U.S. Central Command.

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said ships trying to cross the Strait of Hormuz would “be categorically dealt with,” on the second day of the U.S. operation to guide commercial vessels across the crucial waterway.

The United States on Monday kicked off an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to counter

A 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline fell Friday, requiring President Donald Trump to either seek congressional authorization or wind down military operations in Iran.