US expands strikes in Iran and disables ship trying to run blockade

By JON GAMBRELL DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United States intensified its strikes on Iran early…
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Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz - cartoon

#StraitOfHormuz #MiddleEast #Geopolitics #InternationalRelations #GeopoliticalRisk

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Ella Baron on the US, Iran and the strait of Hormuz – cartoon

Donald Trump has backed down from a threat that ships would have to pay a 20% fee to the US for ‘security’ in the strait of Hormuz

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#Trump said Monday that he was reinstating the #US naval #blockade on #Iran ports, just over 3 weeks after ending a monthslong blockade.

Trump added that the US would begin charging #fees on ships transiting through the #StraitOfHormuz, claiming the US would levy a 20% fee “for any & all costs necessary” without elaborating on how it would work. In the social media post, he said the reinstated blockade would prevent “Iran’s ships or customers from entering or leaving.”

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Iranian drones attack #Bahrain & a ship is struck in the strait after #US airstrikes on #Iran

Iran launched a drone assault targeting Bahrain while a ship in the #StraitOfHormuz separately came under attack Saturday, likely Tehran’s response to overnight airstrikes by the US.

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