A SOURCE FAMILIAR WITH THE DETAILS TOLD I24NEWS ABOUT THE OPERATION IN HORMUZ:

THE US OPERATION WILL BEGIN IN A FEW HOURS, THERE WILL BE NO CLOSE ESCORT BY THE US NAVY FOR SHIPS WISHING TO LEAVE THE AREA, BUT THERE WILL BE AN AMERICAN PRESENCE TO PROTECT THE SHIPS

(No escort but presence? Lol)

The Strait of Hormuz remained almost empty Monday, Shipping data sites showed one sanctioned tanker – the Botswana-flagged Nooh Gas – transiting the Strait on Monday. No other tankers or cargo ships were shown moving through the Strait at 5 a.m. ET: CNN

TWO MISSILES HIT AN AMERICAN PATROL BOAT FOLLOWING DISREGARD OF IRAN'S WARNING - LOCAL REPORTS - IRAN STATE MEDIA

A U.S. warship intending to pass through the Strait of Hormuz was turned back after ignoring Iran's warning, Fars news agency reported on Monday citing local sources, adding that two missiles hit it when it was sailing near Jask island.

SENIOR U.S. OFFICIAL DENIES A U.S. SHIP WAS HIT BY IRANIAN MISSILES: AXIOS, FOX NEWS AND BUSINESS INSIDER REPORTER

SENIOR IRANIAN OFFICIAL: IRAN FIRED A WARNING SHOT AGAINST U.S. WARSHIP TO PREVENT ITS ENTRY INTO STRAIT OF HORMUZ, UNCLEAR WHETHER THERE WAS ANY DAMAGE

The "humanitarian" mission to free ships stranded in the strait means "if the Iranians do something, they will be the bad guys and we will have the legitimacy to act," the source (close to Trump) contended.

The bottom line: "It's either we're looking at the real contours of an achievable deal soon, or he's going to bomb the hell out of them," the senior official said: Axios

ALERT IN DUBAI

UAE SENDS EMERGENCY ALERT FOR POTENTIAL MISSILE THREATS

BESSENT: U.S. IS OPENING UP STRAIT OF HORMUZ

BESSENT: WE HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OF THE STRAIT

BESSENT: IRANIANS DO NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE STRAIT

UAE SAYS SITUATION CURRENTLY SAFE AFTER POTENTIAL THREAT ALERT

ALERT LIFTED

BESSENT: URGE CHINA TO JOIN US IN HORMUZ OPERATION

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SOUTH KOREA CONFIRMS RECEIVING INTELLIGENCE THAT KOREAN VESSEL WAS STRUCK IN STRAIT OF HORMIZ AFTER US BEGAN PROJECT FREEDOM OPERATION ON MAY 4

SEOUL OFFICIALS VERIFYING REPORT OF EXPLOSION OR ACCIDENT INVOLVING SOUTH KOREAN FLAG CARGO SHIP ANCHORED INSIDE STRAIT OF HORMIZ WITH NO CASUALTIES REPORTED: YONHAP

FIRE HAPPENED AT BULK CARRIER OWNED BY KOREAN SHIPPER HMM, IT IS NOT CLEAR WHETHER FIRE CAUSED BY ATTACK OR INTERNALLY - HMM SPOKESPERSON

SOUTH KOREA'S MARITIME MINISTRY SAYS EXPLOSION HAPPENED IN ENGINE ROOM AT THE KOREAN VESSEL ON MONDAY

IRGC: STRAIT OF HORMUZ IS CLOSED COMPLETELY AGAIN

UAE: AIR DEFENSE SYSTEMS ARE CURRENTLY RESPONDING TO A MISSILE THREAT

(UNCONFIRMED) EXPLOSIONS AT THE JEBEL ALI PORT IN DUBAI, UAE ACCORDING TO IRANIAN MEDIA

(NEW ALERT): UAE EMERGENCY ALERT FOR POTENTIAL MISSILE THREATS

FLIGHTS INTO DUBAI ARE HOLDING AS THE UAE COMES UNDER MISSILE ATTACK: OSINTTECHNICAL

UAE: FOUR CRUISE MISSILES COMING FROM IRAN WERE DETECTED, WITH THREE MISSILES BEING INTERCEPTED & ONE FALLING INTO THE SEA

(CONFIRMATION): UAE'S FUJAIRAH SAYS FIRE ERUPTS IN PETROLEUM INDUSTRIAL SITE FOLLOWING DRONE ATTACK FROM IRAN