By Phil Stewart and Idrees AliWASHINGTON, May 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military said on Monday it destroyed six Iranian small boats and intercepted Iranian cruise missiles and drones fired by Tehran as it sought to thwart a new U.S. naval effort to open shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.U.S. President Donald Trump launched the operation, called Project Freedom, on Monday as he sought to wrest control of the critical waterway from Iran after it effectively closed the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. and Israel started the conflict on February 28.
US sinks Iranian small boats, shoots down missiles, drones as it opens Strait
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Mon 13:04 - Gulf News
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Mon 13:42 - Euronews
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Mon 15:21 - CNBC
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Mon 15:24 - Middle East Eye
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Mon 16:46 - Middle East Monitor
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Mon 18:54 - France 24
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Mon 19:27 - Emirates 24|7
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Mon 19:36 - Al-Monitor
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Mon 20:28 - the-sun.com
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Mon 21:21 - DW.com
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Mon 21:48 - FTN news
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Tue 05:07 - The National
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