US naval destroyers have crossed the Strait of Hormuz, CENTCOM says

The destroyers were beginning mine-clearing operations in the vital waterway, U.S. Central Command said Saturday.

Iran threatens to attack US Navy ships entering Strait of Hormuz after first American vessels moved through channel

US Navy destroyers began clearing a “new passage” through the Strait of Hormuz Saturday –marking the first time American ships crossed the channel since the start of the war. The USS Frank E. Peterson and USS Michael Murphy set off on the mission to establish an open route so that minesweepers could later clear sea mines laid by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps,

Deadlock on Strait of Hormuz and Iran’s nuclear stockpile led to impasse, officials say

Entering this weekend’s high-stakes talks in Pakistan, US officials identified a number of key areas where they would need to see progress in order to declare success.

Navy tests Hormuz blockade as expert says U.S. military prepares for round 2 and could degrade Iran’s hold over the strait to a ‘manageable level’

"I think the conditions for a real ceasefire and a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, a full reopening, will be stronger later this month than they are right now."