He said the USS Boxer downed the drone over the Strait of Hormuz - a strategic sea passage in the Gulf - after it came within 1,000 yards (914m) of the ship. In June, Iran shot down a US military ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The narrow Strait of Hormuz is well known as a high-tension flashpoint close to the Iranian border where large portions of the ...

The USS Boxer destroyed an Iranian drone that had come within "threatening" range as the amphibious assault ship sailed through the Strait of Hormuz, US officials said. "The drone was immediately ...

As tensions between the U.S. and Iran rise, a series of incidents has put a strategic maritime waterway back into the spotlight: The Strait of Hormuz. WSJ’s John Simons explains. Photo ...

A US Navy warship and several Iranian rockets were within 1,500 yards of each other in the Strait of Hormuz last week, military officials said. The aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman on ...