Iran claims missile strike on US frigate near the Strait of Hormuz. Washington denies the hit

Iran claimed a missile strike on a US frigate near the Strait of Hormuz, while Washington denied the attack. Iranian naval forces reported preventing hostile destroyers, allegedly American and Israeli, from entering the Strait of Hormuz, and the US denied any attack on its vessel. The US is pursuing a new initiative to restore freedom of navigation for commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.