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Tehran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps threatened to keep the Strait of Hormuz shut and close “all other export corridors that benefit the US and its allies” — as the renewed American blockade intercepted two ships from Iran’s ports.
The US has launched hellfire missiles at an oil tanker approaching Kharg Island on the fifth night of strikes in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (Centcom) said it had disabled the merchant vessel by firing a precision missile into the ship’s smokestack after it “ignited multiple warnings”.
With just 7 ships crossing Strait of Hormuz, traffic stalls in Persian Gulf as US-Iran war escalates
With the escalating US-Iran conflict, traffic in the Strait of Hormuz has fallen, with just seven ships crossing the Strait yesterday compared to 13 the previous day.
Just 13 ships passed through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first full day of the reinstated U.S. naval blockade on maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports in the vital
More than 11,000 seafarers stuck in the Persian Gulf will begin to exit through the Hormuz Strait in a large-scale evacuation plan backed by Iran and the U.S.
By proposing a 20% transit fee, Trump appeared to adopt an argument similar to Iran's, drawing criticism that it contradicted international law and the US's long-standing support for freedom of navigation.
