Live: US launches new strikes as Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz
- Live Middle East Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 07:05Modified: 12/07/2026 - 07:11 By: A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on July 10, 2026.
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since July 8, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes.
- © AFP The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it set a container ship ablaze on Sunday, while Tehran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz and escalating attacks on US facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the Un
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- Live Middle East Issued on: 12/07/2026 - 07:05Modified: 12/07/2026 - 07:11 By: A ship sails off the coast of Ajman on July 10, 2026.
- Traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has fallen sharply since July 8, especially through the UN-backed Omani route, analysts said, after vessels were attacked earlier this week and as the United States and Iran traded renewed strikes.
- © AFP The US military launched fresh strikes on Iran after it set a container ship ablaze on Sunday, while Tehran responded by closing the Strait of Hormuz and escalating attacks on US facilities in Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar and the Un
Sources: France 24