Hormuz Fires Flare as Mines Strike Oil Tankers

IRGC Shuts Hormuz Strait After Tanker Attacks

Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps declared the Strait of Hormuz closed on Saturday after sea strikes hit three commercial oil tankers navigating the strategic chokepoint. The naval arm of the Guards singled out a vessel carrying two million barrels of crude oil, claiming the ship entered unauthorised waters without clearance from Iranian maritime controllers. Chokepoints…

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American Strikes Hit Iranian Targets Amid Ceasefire Talks

US Strikes Iranian Tankers as Peace Talks Falter

American warplanes disabled two Iranian tankers on Friday as Washington attempts to force Tehran into a diplomatic corner. An F/A-18 Super Hornet used precision strikes to enforce a port blockade just as negotiations to end the ten-week-old Gulf conflict reached a tipping point. The strikes represent a sharp escalation of the American “maximum pressure” strategy….

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