Iran now controls Strait of Hormuz
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The latest: Iran fires on ships in Strait of Hormuz as Tehran imposes restrictions againIran reversed its decision to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and fired on a tanker attempting to pass the waterway on Saturday. It also warned that it would continue to block transit through the strait as long as the U.S. blockade of Iranian ports remained in ...
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.
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.
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.
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,
Iran’s push to charge merchant shippers for passage through the Strait of Hormuz under threat of violence could spread to other parts of the world, maritime experts said this week. The problem arises if there is any normalization of Iran’s actions in creating a passageway that requires ships to provide their information,
President Donald Trump only has the funds to keep the Iran war going for around three more months, a key Republican lawmaker said. Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK), chair of the House Appropriations Committee, "says the Pentagon will run out of money for Iran by 'probably August' and Congress is 'running out of time' to process an Iran supplemental,