<p>Ok, so now we know why Iran fired missiles and drones.</p><p>A US Admiral via CENTCOM reports that the US destroyed six Iranian small boats that were approaching commercial vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. </p><p>There is also a headline saying citing a senior Iranian military official saying Iran has no plan to target the UAE. Of course, they did attack the UAE so that's a strange one.</p><p>More from the admiral:</p><ul><li>Iran has targeted civilian and US military ships with cruise missiles</li><li>US military blockade of Iran is exceeding expectations</li><li>Ships in Gulf waters belong to 87 countries, and we urge ships to cross the strait through the safe passage</li><li>Iran has attempted but failed to interfere by firing at commercial shipping</li></ul><p>There is a video circulating of a commercial ship on fire.</p><p>It's not clear what else is going on but Trump isn't writing on Truth Social at the moment. It's getting tougher to see an off-ramp here as they now seem to be openly fighting over who controls Hormuz.</p> This article was written by Adam Button at investinglive.com.
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