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Iran Closes Strait of Hormuz Amid Renewed Tensions
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In Short: Iran's military has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic, citing renewed tensions after attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets.
Iran's military has declared the Strait of Hormuz closed to all traffic, including oil tankers and commercial ships, due to renewed tensions following attacks on U.S. and Israeli targets, according to NBC News.
The tanker had been en route to load Kuwaiti crude when it entered the Strait of Hormuz on February 28, the day the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran, NBC News reports.
Iran's navy said it attacked two oil tankers that tried to transit through the Strait of Hormuz after state media reported the waterway was closed.
Central Command said it completed additional self-defense strikes against multiple Iranian targets today, enhancing U.S. military capabilities and diplomatic position, according to NBC News.
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- The tanker had been en route to load Kuwaiti crude when it entered the Strait of Hormuz on Feb. 28, the day the United States and Israel launched military strikes against Iran.
- Iran’s navy said it attacked two oil tankers that tried to transit through the Strait of Hormuz after state media reported the waterway was closed.
- Earlier today, Iran launched attacks on U.S. military targets in Kuwait and Bahrain, the Revolutionary Guard said, according to Iranian state TV.
- The strikes tonight will advance U.S. military interests and enhance the nation’s diplomatic position, he said.
- “If we need to negotiate with bombs, we’ll negotiate with bombs, and we’re very good at it. Nobody better in the world," Hegseth said at U.S. Central Command headquarters at the MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Florida.
- If combat operations restart, U.S. war capabilities, including the ability to sense, see and "get into networks," have "only been vastly improved," he said.
- Central Command said it completed additional self-defense strikes against multiple Iranian targets today.