Washington, April 11 -- US Navy warships crossed the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday for the first time since the war began, in a deliberate move to increase confidence among the international shipping community, and show that the strait remains open for business, even with significant tensions underscoring the ceasefire.
The operation, which was carried out without coordination with Iran, saw American naval vessels move east to west into the Gulf before reversing course back toward the Arabian Sea.
The timing was noted to be deliberate as per Axios, with the passage coming as both Washington and Tehran are engaged in high-stakes talks in Pakistan, with the reopening of the strait a central pillar of the fragile ceasefire agreement, also bei...