US forces turn 23 vessels back to Iran, enforcing blockade, military says
Shipping sources said at least two vessels were hit by gunfire as Iran restored strict military control over the waterway.
- On Saturday, Iran re-imposed strict military control over the Strait of Hormuz, warning mariners the waterway was closed, as U.S. Central Command forces continued enforcing a maritime blockade of Iranian ports.
- Tehran justified the closure as a response to the U.S. blockade, which Iranian officials termed "piracy" and "banditry"; the waterway will remain tightly controlled until the U.S. agrees to "complete freedom of navigation."
- At least 20 vessels were turned back and Iranian naval forces reportedly hit at least three tankers, prompting India to summon its ambassador after two Indian-flagged tankers were fired upon near the strait.
- Hundreds of vessels and about 20,000 seafarers remain stranded in the Gulf, awaiting passage through the bottleneck, where restricted access threatens global oil flows and increases logistics costs.
- President Donald Trump rejected Tehran's actions on Saturday, stating, "They can't blackmail us," while high-level diplomatic efforts remain stalled with no date set for future negotiations following the collapse of talks in Pakistan last weekend.
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Jerusalem—The Revolutionary Guard of Iran declared on Saturday that the Strait of Ormuz would remain closed until the United States put an end to its own naval blockade, just a day after both countries announced that the vital sea lane had reopened. Two Indian flag vessels were hit by gunfire, at least one of them coming from Iranian forces, according to a maritime tracking agency. The new events exacerbated the confusion over the state of trans…
The confrontation over the Strait of Ormuz escalated again on Saturday when Iran reversed its reopening of the crucial sea lane and fired on several ships they attempted to pass, in retaliation after the United States maintained its blockade of the Iranian ports. The Strait is closed until the U.S. blockade is lifted, the Navy of the Revolutionary Guard of Iran said on Saturday night. Furthermore, it warned that “no vessel should make any moveme…
BBC World Service - Newshour, Ships report attacks as Strait of Hormuz recloses
Iran's navy says the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed until the US blockade on Iranian ports is lifted. It says the continuing US blockade is a "breach of the ceasefire" and warns that ships approaching the vital shipping channel "will be targeted". We hear from our Chief International Correspondent in Tehran. Also on the programme: the ongoing row over the appointment of Lord Peter Mandelson, a friend of Jeffrey Epstein, as UK ambassador to …
Trump Dismisses Iranian Strait Closure As "Getting A Little Cute" Amid Rising Tensions - Tampa Free Press
President Donald Trump brushed off Iran’s decision to re-close the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday, characterized the move as Tehran trying to “get a little cute” with global shipping. Despite Iranian forces reclaiming “strict management and control” of the waterway and allegedly targeting international tankers, the President maintained a confident tone during a White House […] Trump Dismisses Iranian Strait Closure As “Getting A Little Cute” Amid …
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