Strait of Hormuz declared closed by Iran
Tehran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all transit amid hostilities with the US, but President Trump rejected the claim.
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US-Iran Escalation and the Strait of Hormuz
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A rapidly escalating cycle of US-Iran hostilities took center stage as NPR's Shannon Bond reported on a cascade of military actions. After Iran fired on and disabled a commercial container ship in the Strait of Hormuz — claiming it was on an 'unapproved route' — Tehran then declared the entire Strait closed to all transit. The declaration sent shockwaves through global markets given that the Strait carries roughly a fifth of the world's oil trade. But President Trump swiftly rejected the claim on NBC's Meet the Press: 'It's open. We bombed the hell out of them last night.' [1] — Shannon Bond "Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all transit after firing on a commercial container ship. Trump flatly rejected the claim: 'It'…" 01:34 US Central Command confirmed it was striking Iranian targets to degrade Iran's ability to threaten civilian mariners and commercial shipping. The situation represents one of the most direct US-Iran military confrontations in years.
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