The United States used helicopters to attack Iranian boats in the Strait of Hormuz.

American helicopter gunships in the Strait of Hormuz destroyed two Iranian boats during Operation Freedom, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces in the Middle East (CENTCOM) reported on the social network X (former. Twitter).

"Earlier today, Sea Hawk and AH-64 Apache helicopters of the US Army were used to destroy Iranian small vessels threatening commercial shipping," the publication said.

In addition, the report noted that helicopters are used for operations in and near the Strait of Hormuz.

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On May 4, the Central Command of the US Armed Forces (CENTCOM) announced that the United States would begin supporting the Freedom Project on May 4 in order to restore freedom of navigation for commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz with the participation of 15,000 military personnel.

On the same day, the head of the White House, Donald Trump, said that the Iranians would be "wiped off the face of the earth" if they attacked American ships in the Strait of Hormuz.