US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed
- Iran and the US exchanged fresh strikes early on Sunday over what Tehran said was unauthorised use of the strait of Hormuz by a container ship, raising further doubts about the prospects of talks to agree a way forward for the vital waterway.
- The latest flare-up began when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had struck a vessel travelling on an unapproved route and then closed the strait, warning that any retaliation would be met with a “severe response”.
- “A vessel that had jeopardised maritime security by switching off its systems was struck and brought to a halt,” the navy of Iran’
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- Iran and the US exchanged fresh strikes early on Sunday over what Tehran said was unauthorised use of the strait of Hormuz by a container ship, raising further doubts about the prospects of talks to agree a way forward for the vital waterway.
- The latest flare-up began when the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps said it had struck a vessel travelling on an unapproved route and then closed the strait, warning that any retaliation would be met with a “severe response”.
- “A vessel that had jeopardised maritime security by switching off its systems was struck and brought to a halt,” the navy of Iran’
Sources: Guardian