US and Iran exchange strikes as Tehran again says strait of Hormuz is closed

Source: www.theguardian.com · Section: headlines · Bias: Center-Left · Published: Sun, 12 Jul 2026 05:27:38 GMT

Tehran says vessel using unapproved route in strait was struck, drawing strikes from US forces to ‘degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilian mariners’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”. Continue reading...

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