Iran-linked ships cross Strait of Hormuz
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Fewer vessels travelled through the Strait of Hormuz on Wednesday, the first day after the U.S. reimposed its naval blockade on Iranian ports with both countries
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”.
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.
Iran rejects any US control of strait as both sides trade attacks in major threat to negotiations to end war.
As the U.S. restarts its Iran blockade and carries out more strikes, President Trump has called off a planned 20% fee on shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
