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US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce

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The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

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  1. New York Post

    Trump says US will guide stranded ships out of Strait of Hormuz: ‘Get on with their business’ (opens New York Post)

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    Trump said countries from all over the world who operate the hundreds of ships stuck around the Strait of Hormuz have reached out to the US for help, with the president vowing to step up.

  2. WTOP Washington DC

    US tries to force open the Strait of Hormuz as the UAE comes under attack in a test of Iran truce (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    The U.S. military said it fired on Iranian forces and sank six small boats targeting civilian ships as it moved to reopen the Strait of Hormuz on Monday.

  3. MyNorthwest

    U.S.-led task force tells ships to reroute on first day of new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (opens MyNorthwest)

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    DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States kicked off an effort to “guide” stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz, as it tries to

  4. MyNorthwest

    What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a ceasefire wavers (opens MyNorthwest)

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    The ceasefire in the Iran war abruptly faced its most perilous moment Monday after the United States began trying to open the Strait of Hormuz to allow

  5. The Boston Globe

    What to know as the US tries to open the Strait of Hormuz and a cease-fire wavers (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Iran had called the new US military-aided effort to guide ships through the strait a violation of the fragile, three-week cease-fire.

  6. NBC Los Angeles

    U.S. begins effort to guide ships out of Strait of Hormuz as Iran threatens American forces (opens NBC Los Angeles)

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    NBC Los Angeles's feed description

    The United States is launching an effort to guide stranded ships from the Iran-gripped Strait of Hormuz.

  7. MyNorthwest

    The Latest: Trump launches a new effort to reopen the Strait of Hormuz (opens MyNorthwest)

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    MyNorthwest's feed description

    U.S. forces on Monday launched an effort to guide commercial ships through the Strait of Hormuz, where hundreds have been stuck since the Iran war began.

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