US EditionUS 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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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 …
Donald Trump declared that the Strait of Hormuz is open to shipping again. A day later, Iran has closed the strait and attacks on ships have been reported. – Iran got a little tricky, as they have been for the last 47 years, says the US president during a press conference.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that Iran does not have what it needs to put pressure on its government with the threat of a new closure of the Strait of Ormuz, and highlighted the “positive conversations” they have with Tehran, to which they have adopted a “firm position.” “(Iranian leaders) wanted to close the Strait again, you know, as they have been doing for years, but they cannot blackmail us,” the president said during an eve…
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