The US Navy has publicly refuted claims circulating online that its warships in the Middle East are experiencing severe food shortages. These claims followed the circulation of photographs showing meager and empty food trays.

The US Navy has fiercely denied claims that its warships in the Middle East are running low on food and leaving its sailors “hungry all the time,” as Washington’s blockade in the Strait of Hormuz continues. Photos showing dismal, mostly-empty trays of food circulated online, with the claims that shortages are rife after a month and a half of war.