Iran strikes commercial ship in Strait of Hormuz in challenge to U.S.-Iran deal
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Iran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed, leading a United Nations agency to pause an evacuation effort.
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Iran keeps returning to the Strait of Hormuz because it works. As Andrew Latham argues, Tehran doesn't need to close the waterway, or even close it well. It only needs shipowners, insurers, and Washington to act as though the next tanker might catch a mine or a missile.
Iran’s threats to shipping through the Strait of Hormuz — in response to the U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran that began on Feb. 28 — effectively closed the strait, sending economic shockwaves around the world.
President Donald Trump says Iran has assured the United States that it will not impose tolls or fees on ships passing through the critical Strait of Hormuz.
The first Iranian attack on a cargo vessel since the ceasefire comes as top US diplomat Marco Rubio huddled with Gulf Cooperation Council ministers in Manama to reject Iran's claims to control the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran attacked a commercial vessel in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, a U.S. official confirmed, leading a United Nations agency to pause an evacuation effort.
Iran launched an explosive-laden suicide drone targeting a cargo ship transiting the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, directly challenging a delicate peace arrangement with the United States.
