The War Zone
• Howard Altman, Joseph Trevithick
U.S. helicopters clear Strait of Hormuz as MH-60S Sea Hawk and AH-64 Apache sink Iranian small boats; missiles and drones interc
U.S. forces used MH-60S Sea Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters to sink six Iranian small attack boats while escorting commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz. Adm. Brad Cooper said Iran sought to interfere with the operation to open the strait to commercial traffic; the U.S. also shot down missiles and drones during the opening day.
