Iran has reversed course on reopening the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway

The standoff over the Strait of Hormuz escalated again Saturday as Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial waterway and fired on ships attempting to pass, in retaliation after the United States pressed ahead with its blockade of Iranian ports.

An Iranian VLCC spotted off India's coast, set to deliver oil amid a blockade, according to Iranian media citing TankerTrackers report, as Tehran reimposed restrictions on the Strait of Hormuz.

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Iran's military has reimposed "strict control" of the Strait of Hormuz over President Donald Trump's continuing naval blockade.

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Earlier in the day, Iran announced that it was reimposing restrictions on the strait in response to a US blockade on Iranian shipping and ports. Iran has prevented vessels from crossing throughout the seven-week-long war,

DUBAI, May 12 (Reuters) - Iran has expanded its definition of the Strait of Hormuz into a "vast operational area" far wider than before the Iran war, according to a senior officer in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy.

Fatih Birol of the International Energy Agency, who orchestrated a multinational release of oil reserves, detailed the risks facing the economy now and beyond.