Trump rejects Iran’s strait of Hormuz closure claim as fight for control goes
US forces said they had attacked 140 targets in Iran on Saturday night and Sunday morning after Tehran struck and disabled a container ship in the strait,…
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US forces said they had attacked 140 targets in Iran on Saturday night and Sunday morning after Tehran struck and disabled a container ship in the strait, whose transit it said had not been approved. Ceasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz as both sides battled for control over the waterway, leaving a ceasefire agreed last month at the point of collapse. In a statement, US Central Command Centcom said its targets had included missile and drone sites, naval facilities, ammunition depots, communication networks and surveillance locations.
Furthermore, The attacks prompted a barrage of US strikes across Iran in response, with the US military saying it had hit about 140 targets in its third round of attacks this week. The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway”. The Joint Maritime Information Center still indicated that the passage through the south route of the strait remains possible.
In addition, The new escalation occurred after Washington announced attacks aimed at reducing Iranian capacity to hit commercial ships following an attack on a Cypriot flag carrier.
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US forces said they had attacked 140 targets in Iran on Saturday night and Sunday morning after Tehran struck and disabled a container ship in the strait, whose transit it said had not been approved.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesCeasefire at the point of collapse after almost a week of tit-for-tat exchanges escalate tensions across Gulf region Donald Trump has rejected Iranian claims to have closed off the strait of Hormuz as both sides battled for control over the waterway, leaving a ceasefire agreed last month at the point of collapse.
reliability moderate2/2 sourcesIn a statement, US Central Command Centcom said its targets had included missile and drone sites, naval facilities, ammunition depots, communication networks and surveillance locations.
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The attacks prompted a barrage of US strikes across Iran in response, with the US military saying it had hit about 140 targets in its third round of attacks this week.
according to Vanguard (Nigeria)The US military’s Central Command countered on X that the strait was “open to all vessels seeking to lawfully transit the international waterway”.
according to Vanguard (Nigeria)The Joint Maritime Information Center still indicated that the passage through the south route of the strait remains possible.
according to ECOThe new escalation occurred after Washington announced attacks aimed at reducing Iranian capacity to hit commercial ships following an attack on a Cypriot flag carrier.
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US forces said they had attacked 140 targets in Iran on Saturday night and Sunday morning after Tehran struck and disabled a container ship…
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omitted byCenterRight sidePublic / Agenciescovered byLeft sideIn a statement, US Central Command Centcom said its targets had included missile and drone sites, naval facilities, ammunition depots,…
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