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The two countries slid back to open war over the waterway, as the U.S. planned to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports on Tuesday. Iran said it had attacked two tankers and fired at U.S. military sites.
The US and Iran have intensified their standoff over the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran threatening to block all oil exporting routes in response to the US maritime blockade of Iranian ports.
NYTimes – World The two countries slid back to open war over the waterway, as the U.S. planned to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports on Tuesday. Iran said it had attacked two tankers and fired at U.S. military sites.
NYTimes – World The two countries slid back to open war over the waterway, as the U.S. planned to reinstate a blockade on Iranian ports on Tuesday. Iran said it had attacked two tankers and fired at U.S. military sites.
Commercial shipping has come under attack in the Strait of Hormuz as the US and Iran exchange military action, raising fears the conflict could draw more Gulf states into the fighting.
President Trump says the Strait of Hormuz is open, and the U.S., not Iran, will collect tolls.
The U.S. military announced it will begin its blockade of Iranian ships over the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday, as Iran vowed to assert its own control over the critical international waterway.
Before the Middle East war, Iran’s nuclear programme was at the heart of the dispute between Tehran and Washington. Now it is the strategic Strait of Hormuz that is igniting tensions.
NYTimes – World President Trump signed an agreement that Iran said gave it control of the waterway — and global energy supplies. Now, Iran’s military is violently asserting authority.
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BBC News – World Control of the waterway has become a key point of contention between the US and Iran, as a ceasefire deal falters.
BBC News – World The BBC's Barbara Plett Usher examines the latest tensions over the key international shipping channel.
NYTimes – World The president’s proposal to impose a fee on shipping in the Strait of Hormuz threatened to increase global energy prices.
Can the U.S. control the Strait of Hormuz? NPR's Michel Martin asks retired Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, who commanded the Navy's Fifth Fleet and the Combined Maritime Forces in the Middle East.
Iran threatened to block all oil exporting routes in the region on Wednesday in response to the U.S. maritime blockade of Iranian ports in the Strait of Hormuz.
NYTimes – US A boat sank in the San Francisco Bay, resulting in one death and three missing persons, near Alcatraz prison island, a major tourist attraction.
US Senate Democrats blocked a $1.15 trillion annual defence policy bill due to frustration with the Iran war and lack of consultation with Congress.
BBC News – UK Twelve of the 13 victims of Spain's deadly wildfires were foreign nationals, Spanish authorities said on Tuesday, with seven Britons among those killed.